Africa and the World Cup

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Research

You are going to research some facts about the African countries that are taking part in the 2014 World Cup. These sites are really good for providing statistics for your research:

Gapminder: http://www.gapminder.org/world/

World Bank: http://data.worldbank.org/country

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia can be good for information too, but as Wikipedia is open to anybody the information may not be correct. It is worth checking another site alongside Wikipedia to make sure the data is correct.

NationMaster: http://www.nationmaster.com/

WHO: http://www.who.int/gho/countries/en/

Africa and the World Cup

Use the internet and other sources to learn about African teams that are competing in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

1) What African teams are in this year’s world cup finals?

2) Match the country to the flag – What does the flag mean?

3) Based on what you have just learnt about flags and their meanings, which kits do you think are worn by which teams? Both the home and away kits are displayed below.

Country:

4) Highlight on the map below where these countries are. Can you name any other countries?

5) Research all the African countries in the World Cup by filling in the table below, comparing them to Brazil and the UK. We will ask you to engage with this research in the questions that follow.

Country / Income / Life Expectancy / Population
UK
Brazil

6) Put this data into graphs or charts. This will allow you to compare and contrast the data so you can see the differences easily.

7) What did you find out about life expectancy?

· Which countries have the highest life expectancy?

· Which countries have the lowest life expectancy?

· Why do you think some countries have higher life-expectancy than others? Do you think the world-cup can help change this?

8) What did you find out about income?

· Which countries have the highest income?

· Which ones have the lowest income?

· Why do you think some countries have higher income than others? Do you think the world-cup can help change this?

9) What did you find out about population?

· Which countries have the highest population?

· Which ones have the lowest population?

· Why do you think some countries have higher income than others? Do you think the world-cup can help change this?

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