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August 24, 2006
Monday, August 28th: Course Introduction and a Cursory Examination of Africa
Examining Africa Using Numbers
Using a couple of sets of data that I will hand out in class, we will compare and contrast African countries and we will determine if we can draw any generalizations about the continent of Africa. We will also begin to draw conclusions about the future of different African countries and about the future of the continent as a whole.
Introductions and Course Syllabus
I will tell you a little about myself and about the course policies. Download the syllabus so that you can read about these policies as well.
Map Assignment
This is your first assignment for the quarter. You can download the directions for the assignment and I will hand you a map to use for the assignment. Your first quiz on the political geography of Africa will be on Tuesday, September 5th. The second quiz on the physical geography of Africa will be on Thursday, September 7th. The practice map is due on Thursday, August 31st.
Homework for Tonight
1. Work on your practice map. It is due on Thursday.
2. Read over the syllabus if you didn’t get a chance to do so during class.
3. Finish making educated guesses about what each column of data about Africa represents. We will complete our discussion of these statistics tomorrow in class. Don't spend more than ten to fifteen minutes on this part of your homework.
Posted by kmurr at August 24, 2006 11:17 AM