University of Pennsylvania - African Studies
External Trade, Debt and Resource Flows

BY: Mary Marthin Hill, Arsenal Tech High School; Indianapolis, IN

Site address: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/ECA/AfEc3.html

Theme: Human Systems

Grade Level(s): High School

Annotation of Site:

The above web site gives information on the economic and social situation in Africa through 1995. Charts and graphs of economic information on Africa from 1990-1995 are displayed to assist student interpretation of the data, which could be incorporated into a number of disciplines: case studies/comparisons of economic indicators (poverty definitions); resource analysis and use; change in country names in terms of demographics; change over time in terms of access to "modern technology" (ie. telephones, computers, on-line capabilities, transportation, agricultural applications,...); eco-tourism studies and economic impact vs. environmental impact; or art depiction in relation to social and economic situations.

Geography Standards addressed:

#11) The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth’s surface.

Indiana Social Studies Proficiency Guidelines addressed:

The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth’s surface.