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Lesson Plans - Geography

Africa’s Struggle With AIDS

This lesson is designed to help students understand the enormity of the impact of AIDS on the population of Africa, by comparing its effect there with its effect on the population of the world in general, and especially on that of the United States.

HIV/AIDS and Contemporary Population Dynamics

* To describe the spread and occurence of HIV/AIDS at multiple scales
* To explain global and regional variations in the occurence of HIV/AIDS
* To understand the spread of HIV/AIDS in the United States

AIDS in Africa II: More Than Sympathy

This lesson focuses on why the disastrous numbers surrounding the AIDS epidemic in Africa exist. It asks students to explore what is being done, and what can be done, to ease the situation.

AIDS in Africa I: The Scope of the Problem

Explain to the students that the impact of HIV/AIDS on African populations is significant, and that the statistics they will review in this lesson show how much more the population of Africa is affected by this disease than is the population of the United States.

The Spread of AIDS

Students will

* discuss how increased transportation and trade can facilitate the spread of disease;
* research and answer questions about the spread of the AIDS virus around the world; and
* create multimedia presentations or written reports explaining how changing patterns of global interdependence are affecting the spread of AIDS.