LESSON 11 OUTLINE

Annenberg/CPB has created an excellent set of streaming instructional videos relating to "The Power of Place: Geography for the 21st Century." One of the half-hour films is titled "Developing Countries ." The video starts with "Cote d'Ivoire: Cocoa and Change," a look at the world's largest producer of cocoa with economic downturns and loss of its historically stable government. The second part of the video discusses "Gabon: Sustainable Resources?"—how one of Africa's wealthiest countries is suffering from declining oil revenues, putting new pressure on the country's timber resources. Note that the second video is not part of the discussion forum assignment, but is an interesting environmental discussion and dilemna.

Directions

1. Go to the website for "The Power of Place: Geography for the 21st Century."
2. Scroll down to 20. Developing Countries . Click on the VOD icon on the right-hand side.
3. Enter your login and password created for Annenberg/CPB (if you do not have one, create one at this time and login).
4. You will be directed back to the main page for "The Power of Place: Geography for the 21st Century." Scroll down to 20. Developing Countries again and click VOD. This time, the video will open up for you in a new window.
5. Watch the video and answer the questions.

You will find the Lesson 11 discussion forum in ANGEL under the Lessons tab in a folder called Lesson Discussion Forums. This is where you will post your responses to the question listed below.