GEOG 3050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Rio De Janeiro, Neocolonialism, Democratic Republic
15 Sep 2015
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Lecture 1 (geog 3050: development and the city) Only be focusing on the global south. Office hrs; hutt 241, wednesdays 3:30-5:30 pm and by appointment (lsneyd@uoguelph. ca) Maya fromstein (mfromste@uoguelph. ca)- last name from luc-z (my ta) Food rioting in the global south due to spiking food prices. Both assignment 1 and 2 are due on a tuesday. Demographics (population, average income, age proflile, birth/ death rates) Political characteristics (stability, conflicts, style of leadership) Rates of urbanization; list of large cities. Political issues: most african countries achieved independence from colonial powers in 1980, artificially drawn borders are the repressive regimes which came to power often exacerbated ethnic divisions and fostered political instability. Income/ well-being: income and well-being are quite low. Industrial activity across africa is quite low: fishing and other things happen outside of this continent. Political issues: much higher political issues such as displacement in africa. Liberia, and sierra leon are ebola stricken countries. Urbanized population is 39. 6% in africa (2011)
