Standard of Living in Africa

SS7CG3 Students will analyze how politics in Africa impacts

the standard of living.

Country

Total

Literacy

Rate

Literacy

of

Males

Literacy

of

Females

GDP- Gross Domestic, per

capita

Burkina Faso 21% 21.8% 15% $1,300Congo 67% 80.9% 54.1% $300Egypt 71.4% 83% 59.45% $5,500Ghana 51.9% 66.4% 49.8% $1,400Kenya 85.1% 90.6% 79.7% $1,700

South Africa 86.4% 87% 85% $9,800Sudan 61.1% 71.8% 50.5% $2,200

United States 99% 99% 99% $45,800

Country

Total

Literacy

Rate

Literacy

of

Males

Literacy

of

Females

GDP- Gross Domestic, per

capita

Burkina Faso 21.8% $1,300Congo 67% 54.1%Egypt 59.45% $5,500Ghana 51.9% 66.4%Kenya 90.6% 79.7%

South Africa 86.4% 87%Sudan 71.8% $2,200

United States 99% 99%

1. Which African country has the highest literacy rate?

2. Which African country has the highest GDP?

3. Which African country has the lowest literacy rate?

4. Which country demonstrates GDP will not always be high just because the literacy rate is high?

5. How do the literacy rates for men and women compare in most of the countries represented on this chart?

6. What is the literacy rate in the Republic of Kenya?

7. What is the literacy rate in the Republic of Sudan?

8. How do the literacy rate for boys and girls compare in both Kenya and Sudan?

9. What percentage of Kenyan children attend elementary school?

10. What organization is primarily responsible for improvements in Kenya’s educational system?

11. Why are literacy rates for girls lower than those for boys in both Kenya and Sudan?

12. What is a “dowry”?

13. What is one factor that has caused the Republic of Sudan to pay less attention to education?

14. Many of the girls who do go to school in the Republic of Sudan are only allowed to study what subjects?

The Fight Against AIDS and Famine in Africa

HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa• The rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Sub-Saharan

Africa is among the highest in the world.• A poor health care system, poverty, ignorance

about prevention, and lack of government organization all play a vital role in the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa

• Many of the children of adults who are infected with AIDS become orphans

• The antiretroviral drugs (AVTs) are too expensive for the average African infected with HIV

HIV/AIDS crisis cont’d

• Zimbabwe has one of the highest HIV/AIDS rates in Africa

• In Nigeria, the government is working hard to educate the people and make treatment available during the HIV/AIDS crisis

• In Botswana, the government has mounted the most effective responses to the disease by using diamond wealth to provide education and prevention training.

Famine in Africa

• Many African countries face famine today because of climate changes, political conflict which disrupts farming, disease, and poorly organized corrupt governments.

• In Angola, a civil war contributed to famine.

• In southern Sudan, millions of people rely on international organizations to get food and avoid starvation.

Medical Crisis in Africa:Article questions

1. List the title of your article.

2. What was the main theme of the article?

3. Find an excerpt from the article that was powerful or meaningful for your group.

4. Write down one quote from the article that was compelling to your group.