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Horn of Africa

Horn of Africa. Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Somalia Sudan. Darfur. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQwCCm-H-sU. Genocide. gen·o·cide  n.   The systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group. . The Conflict.

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Horn of Africa

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  1. Horn of Africa

  2. Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Somalia Sudan

  3. Darfur • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQwCCm-H-sU

  4. Genocide gen·o·cide  n.   The systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group.

  5. The Conflict • Political, ethnic, religious or desertification? • 450,000 have died from the violence, the natural conditions of the region or from starvation as a result of the conflict • 2.7 million people have moved into displacement camps • 80% of the children under five suffer from malnutrition

  6. Bashir ‘Must face Darfur charges' Monday March 22, 2010 A senior member of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has called for the country's president to face war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC).Speaking just weeks before the Sudan's first parliamentary elections in 24 years, Edward Lino told Al Jazeera on Sunday that Omar al-Bashir should give himself up to The Hague.  "We didn't agree with him to go and commit those atrocities in Darfur," he told Al Jazeera. "We can't agree with him ... he is the one being accused of the crimes. He has to go and clear himself first before he is eligible to be elected again."

  7. Kidnapped Aid Workers Freed in Darfur • Red-Cross worker freed after 147 days in captivity • Many call Darfur one of the world's worst humanitarian crises • Aid groups have said they have faced growing antagonism in Darfur since the arrest warrant for the president was issued • U.N. officials have warned that the expulsions and the closure of three Sudanese aid groups after the ICC warrant could have a devastating impact on hundreds of thousands of people in strife-hit regions across north Sudan • April 2, 2010 elections

  8. Somalia

  9. Somali Pirates Living the High Life "NO INFORMATION TODAY. NO COMMENT," A SOMALI PIRATE SHOUTS OVER THE SOUND OF BREAKING WAVES, BEFORE ABRUPTLY ENDING THE SATELLITE TELEPHONE CALL. • Lure of money • Fashionable • Calling the shots

  10. Round Four Each obstacle must have a hardcopy final draft available for the teacher • Travel Brochure: 20-30 items, ten day itinerary, itemized costs (travel, accommodations, events, spending money…) • Gameboard: 20 facts, geography, history, current events • PowerPoint/Video: 20-30 facts, 3-5 minutes, visuals, limited text,… • Tallest Points on each of seven continents: color a world map with the location of the seven high points indicated, research 20 bulleted facts for each point including latitude and longitude. Each tallest point needs its own poster with graphic and bulleted facts • Interview: African personality, 20-30 facts, role play, dress in character for the performance

  11. Geography The World and Its People • Read the section “The Horn of Africa” GWIP pages 596-600 • On page 600 answer questions 1-6 and 8 • Complete Applying Mapping Skills 1 and 2 on page 599 • Remember to restate the question in your answer and use complete sentences. • Due by the end of class on Friday

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