1) Reminder: 1-2 May, I will be collecting the current event maps. You should have at least 8 current events at that time. Today's current event should be at least #7.
2) I will be grading journals toward the end of class, while you are working on peer-editing.
Current Event > Follow up on Al-Nusra and the Syrian Government:
Syria government makes opposition jihadist claim
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22286125Intro to South Africa
Relative Location: Southern tip of the African continent
Absolute Location: 29 degrees S 24 degrees E
Area: 1,219,090 sq km, which is just less than twice the size of Texas
Population size: 48,601,098 (July 2013 est.), mostly urban
compared with Texas: est. 26,059,203 (July 2012)
Physical characteristics: Large interior plateau surrounded by rugged hills and a narrow coastal plain
Region: The history of South Africa is considered to be what happened within the modern borders, but also in the entire region of countries surrounding it, in which the Boers, native Africans and British interacted.
Movement:
South Africa was first used by Europeans (the Dutch) as a stopping point on the way to India for the spice trade (late 1600s). It became settled by the Dutch and Europeans of various other ethnicities. These people became known as the Boers.
Human-Environment Interaction: An Increase in Interest
The British started to take over in the early 1800s. Diamonds were discovered in 1867, which increased interest and immigration to the area.
Some of South Africa's Natural Resources:
gold, coal, iron ore, nickel, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, salt, natural gas
Why were the British and other European settlers interested in controlling South Africa?
Peer Editing
Pair up with a partner and fill out the peer editing sheet by reading their article and answering the questions.
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