Home Site Map Objectives and Structure Workshop Summaries Using the Videos and Website About the Contributors About Getting Course Credit 1. Introduction 2. Latin America 3. North America 4. North Africa /     Southwest Asia 5. Sub-Saharan Africa Before You Watch Programs & Activities Terms Lesson Plans Resources Maps Interactives 6. Russia 7. Europe 8. Global Forces /     Local Impact

Program Overview   A summary of this workshop's video programs and learning objectives is below. Before You Watch   Read these materials prior to watching the video. Programs and Activities   Plan your workshop with this grid of professional development activities. Terms   Definitions of terms used in this workshop. Featured Lesson Plans   Ideas to take back to your classroom. Resources   Additional print and Web resources. Program Overview: Sub-Saharan Africa This workshop focuses on the geographical issues of Sub-Saharan Africa, with case studies on the impact of apartheid on present-day South Africa as well as on disease diffusion in Kenya. Classroom segments show educators using role-playing activities to teach students about land allocation in South Africa and the impact of the AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. View this video==> Part 1. South Africa: This Land is My Land Director-Roger Samsioe Producer-UR, Sweden This program considers present-day issues in South Africa resulting from the redressing of land inequities under apartheid. In the case study, we follow a geographer investigating the redistribution of land and the disparity in land productivity of black and white farmers. During the classroom segment, students come to understand land allocation in South Africa through a role-playing activity. Objectives Analyze how cooperation and conflict influence the development and control of social, political, and economic entities. Evaluate the geographic impacts of policy decisions related to the use of resources. Identify how role-playing activities help students analyze the relationship between the spatial distribution of settlement and resources. Part 2. Kenya: Understanding Sickness Director-Roger Samsioe Producer-UR, Sweden This program examines disease in Sub-Saharan Africa and how geography can play a role in developing strategies to reduce loss of life. Our case study takes us to Kenya, where tropical diseases like malaria and river blindness have always been a high risk. But today, AIDS threatens to take an even greater toll on the population. Following the case study is commentary by Gil Latz and Susan Hardwick, and then a visit to the classroom of Shirley Hutchins. There, her students develop an understanding of AIDS in Kenya through multiple methods of analysis. Objectives Identify how understanding population movement can contribute to disease control. Explain contemporary issues in the context of spatial and environmental perspectives Identify strategies for helping students develop plans to solve local and regional problems that have spatial dimensions. Return To Top   Home | Channel | Video Catalog | About Us | Search | Contact Us | Site Map The Annenberg Channel is produced by Annenberg Media with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. © 1997-2008 Annenberg Media. All rights reserved. Legal Policy.