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Samples of slides and images, what type of information to consider…. GEOG 298 Geography of the News SYS (Speaking Intensive). BURKINA FASO. MAURITANIA. MALI. NIGER. ERITREA. SENEGAL. CHAD. SUDAN. NIGERIA. SIERRA LEONE. ETHIOPIA. UGANDA. LIBERIA. KENYA. RWANDA. COTE D’IVOIRE.
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Samples of slides and images, what type of information to consider… GEOG 298 Geography of the News SYS (Speaking Intensive)
BURKINA FASO MAURITANIA MALI NIGER ERITREA SENEGAL CHAD SUDAN NIGERIA SIERRA LEONE ETHIOPIA UGANDA LIBERIA KENYA RWANDA COTE D’IVOIRE DEM REP OF THE CONGO GHANA BURUNDI TANZANIA CAMEROON CENTRAL AFRICAN REP MALAWI ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE MOZAMBIQUE
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."