Wafa_Nada_180+Objectives

Nada Wafa ECI 435 Dr. Lee

Objectives 1. Africa, who are the people? 2. Asia, what is “that” place like? 3. Australia, where is that particular region located? 4. Africa, Asia, and Australia-the spaces within the place 5. How is the environment in Africa? 6. The spatial dynamics and connections of Africa, Australia, and Asia 7. Artifacts from different countries of South America and Europe; how are they similar and how are they different? 8. How much do you know of the land forms, water forms, and climate in Africa, Asia, and Australia? 9. Development of culture in the African region 10. Factors that influence change in population in regions of Australia, Africa, and Asia 11. Resources and climate in regions of Australia, Africa, and Asia 12. Australia, Africa, and Asia: what is their Impact on the environment? 13. Climate in Africa, Asia, and Australia, how are those regions impacted? 14. Human Migration in Africa, but to where? 15. Migration in Australia and Asia, but how? 16. How big do you think the population in Africa is with comparison to Asia and Australia? 17. Environmental challenges, how big is the challenge in Africa, Asia, and Australia? 18. Flood myths in Africa, what are those? 19. What is the Persian Empire? Where was that place? 20. What about the indigenous Australian music? 21. How much does it rain in Africa? 22. Mountains of trash in Asia, what could we do? 23. The sixth largest country in the world, Australia, why is there more heat waves than frosts? 24. Only six percent of Australia’s land is arable, what does that mean? 25. The river Indus and river Ganges, the Hung He river, where are those? 26. The Ring of fire, where is that and is it real fire? 27. Sahara desert, the largest dessert in the world that has rolling sands, but how far is the elevation below sea level? 28. Let’s speak Swahili, Arabic, and Hausa! 29. Martial arts in Asia, how well can YOU do it? 30. Hindu Mythology, a fish who warned of a terrible flood, but what happened next? 31. Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, Arabic, and Turkish literature, let’s play them out! 32. Dragon Boat Festival, who wants to celebrate? 33. What is Australian English? 34. Melbourne’s independent music scene, how do you imagine it? 35. How does the music of Australia sound? 36. Australian dream, what is it? 37. The “fair go” society, who does it involve? 38. African Pygmy myth tale, what is it about? 39. Farmers running out of food for their animals in Africa, what is the reason behind this? (deforestation) 40. China is the black hole for deforestation in Asia, how did that happen? 41. What are the underlying causes for the deforestation in Oceania and Pacific? (Australia) 42. How does the lack of technological capabilities and proper infrastructure delay industrialization in Africa? 43. Kwinana’s industrialization in West Australia does what? 44. Japan, the first industrial nation in Asia, why did it become the national goal in the 19th century? 45. How has technology impacted you? What do you think the lives of the Chinese and Japanese who were alive when crops and Western technologies were first introduced to their societies? 46. Do you think that the new crops and technology were embraced or rejected in Asia? Africa? Australia? 47. Has the world been well served by the exchange of technical knowledge? 48. How can technology help to influence planning and preparation for the conservation of the African environment? 49. Major advances in technology in Australia are film making, how do we make films? 50. How has technology influenced Australia’s developmental growth as a nation? 51. Big Ben on Heard Island is an active volcano in Australia, but how has it affected the human population? 52. Mount Mayon on Luzon is one of the most active volcanoes in Southwest Asia, but how has it affected the human population? 53. Pacific Ring of Fire and volcanoes in that African region. 54. What are the motives for migration of people in Asia, Africa, and Australia? 55. Australia’s impact on the political, economic, and social development 56. Africa’s impact on the political, economic, and social development. 57. To what extent does political stability affect economic growth in Asia? 58. Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Sikhism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, where was the birthplace of these religions? 59. Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Baha’i, all these religions in Australia? 60. Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Baha’i, Hinduism, all these religions in Africa? How are they related to Australia and Asia? 61. Artistic creations in Africa, what was their use? 62. Educational traditions in Africa, Australia ,and Asia, what makes them so different? 63. Gold, diamonds, iron, copper, cobalt, uranium, silver, petroleum, woods, tropical fruits, all in Africa! 64. Petroleum, fish, rice, copper, and silver, all in Asia! 65. Minerals, coal reserves, natural gases, uranium, nuclear power industries, all in Australia! 66. The largest and most populous of the continents, ASIA, but how has the western part expanded in a superior performance and why was the worst part Philippines? 67. From adjustment to poverty, how has the economy influenced Africa? 68. Tax, import, growth in Australia. How has that influenced the economic development? 69. China, the largest command economy, but is it really responding to commands? 70. A mixed economy in Africa, how is that possible? 71. Australia, the mixed economy! (As well) 72. Economic systems make basic decisions in regards to the production and distribution of goods, but how has the standard of living in societies in Africa, Asia, and Australia been affected? 73. Describe the relationship between specialization and interdependence. 74. A land of opportunity, Australia! How has trade continued toward the coastline of Australia? 75. West Africa, major trading region, exporting goods to Europe, Arabia, India, China, through the deserts, but how? 76. The Silk Road linked East Asia and Western Europe, but what did they trade? 77. What are the literacy rates in Asia, Africa, and Australia? How are they similar? How are they different? 78. South and West Asia has the world’s lowest adult literacy rate, what may be the cause? 79. Zimbabwe has the highest adult literacy rate, what may be the cause? 80. 99& of Australians can read and write, but what about the indigenous Australians? 81. Life expectancy trend: Australia VS. Africa and Asia 82. How does the education in Asia develop with various problems? 83. How do you think Africa’s educational system will be in 2030? 84. Living standards in China? 85. Why is the standard living of Australia comparatively higher than the rest of the nations in the world? 86. The standard living in Africa depends on the country. How are the standards in South Africa? 87. Umayyad conquest of North Africa, how was it done? 88. Mongol invasion of Central Asia, how did it happen? 89. Great Britain’s invasion to Australia, when and how? 90. How do Africa, Asia, and Australia’s invasions relate to current issues?