GEOG 298 Geography of the News SYS (Speaking Intensive)
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GEOG 298Geography of the News
SYS (Speaking Intensive)
Samples of slides and images, what type of information to consider…
LIBERIA
SUDANSENEGAL
KENYACOTE D’IVOIRE
GHANA
BURKINA FASO
TANZANIA
CHAD
NIGERMALI
SIERRA LEONEETHIOPIA
RWANDA
UGANDA
DEM REP OF THE CONGO
ZIMBABWE
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP
BURUNDICAMEROON
NIGERIA
MOZAMBIQUE
MALAWI
ZAMBIA
MAURITANIA
ERITREA
The Basics…
• Size (compare to?)• Climate/Physical features• Language/Cultural groups• Population/size, density• Ethnic-Racial composition• Economy/employment, trade, exports, imports• Infrastructure• Political/Trade organizations• Pre-European History• History of Colonization (if applicable)• Post-Colonial Times• Politics• Relationships to other countries• Urbanization• Agriculture• Resources
Map of West Africa, ca. 1736, "explaining what belongs to England, Holland, Denmark, etc."
2008