The Democratic Republic of the Congo: What are its opportunities and challenges?
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Why this why now
This unit allows pupils to investigate a country at a lower stage of development and challenge preconceived ideas about what life is like in a lower income country. The unit gives pupils knowkedge of both the physical and human geography of the DRC and asks pupils to consider its opportunities and challenges. Pupils will draw on past physical geography knowledge from units on weather and climate, tectonics and forest biomes and also knowledge from units on development and globalisation to make sense of the DRC's economy and society.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Africa is a continent with 54 countries in it.
- Countries are often categorised as low income, middle income or high income countries depending upon their wealth.
- There are significant inequalities in wealth and quality of life between countries and within countries.
- Global warming is caused by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions released by humans.
- Colonialism was a system in which wealthier countries controlled other countries around the world.
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can give us information about differences across the world.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit allows pupils to investigate a country at a lower stage of development and challenge preconceived ideas about what life is like in a lower income country. The unit gives pupils knowkedge of both the physical and human geography of the DRC and asks pupils to consider its opportunities and challenges. Pupils will draw on past physical geography knowledge from units on weather and climate, tectonics and forest biomes and also knowledge from units on development and globalisation to make sense of the DRC's economy and society.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Africa is a continent with 54 countries in it.
- Countries are often categorised as low income, middle income or high income countries depending upon their wealth.
- There are significant inequalities in wealth and quality of life between countries and within countries.
- Global warming is caused by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions released by humans.
- Colonialism was a system in which wealthier countries controlled other countries around the world.
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can give us information about differences across the world.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo: What are its opportunities and challenges?
This unit teaches pupils about the physical and human geography of the DRC and how natural resources bring both opportunities and challenges. Pupils will also learn about the Congo rainforest and how conservation efforts are trying to protect this important biome.
12 lessons in unit
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