Year 9
The website for the book is http://www.oup.co.uk/oxed/secondary/geog.123
September 8th
2.1 A glimpse of Ghana
pages 8-9
1/2 Double maps of Ghana - climate and vegetation zones.
Statistics about Ghana - display and explanation.
Some work on photographs - Development Compass Rose.
September 15th
2.2 This is poverty ...
2.3 What exactly is development?
pages 10-11
pages 12-13
homework: Poster on "What is development?" This could feature items from the general headings of:
human rights, economic well-being, health, peace, education, environment.
3 Identifying what is thought of as poverty in Ghana - the story of Grace.
Comparing our daily labours with those in West Africa.
Spider diagram of Grace's poverty.
September 22nd
2.4 How developed is Ghana?
2.5 Mapping development around the world
2.6 How did the development gap grow?
pages 14-15
pages 16-17
pages 18-19
homework: sheet on Venn diagram of development gap
4 The indicators used to measure development.
Answer qn.2 p.15
Why are so many countries so poor? an outline in
format.
The HDI - Human Development Index. Using data from page 15 answer qn.3 p.15 on squared paper.
Qn 1 page 19
Venn
diagram of Development gap reasons in
format.
September 29th
2.7 So what are Ghana's problems?
pages 20-21
homework: Ghana time line.
5 Historical problems of colonised countries - the mixed inheritance
Qns 1-3 page 21. Making the Ghana time line .. with events coloured to show if positive or negative.
Ghana Time
Line in
format
October 6th
2.8 A problem of Third World debt
2.9 Akosombo: Ghana's big dam
pages 22-23
pages 24-25
homework: a spider diagram of the Volta Scheme - its benefits and disadvantages. Notes from the video.
Third World Debt - the factors which have created the present situation.
Circular flowchart for qn.2 page 23
Watch video G06 The Big Project on the Volta Scheme. Make notes and use for homework.
October 13th
2.10 Small is beautiful
2.11 Poverty in the UK
2.12 Development on your doorstep
pages 26-27
pages 28-29
pages 30-31
homework:
Development and aid. Small projects. Finishing elements of the unit that need to be tidied up.
Half Term October