User:Kfasimpaur/sandbox/africa

(a possible new wikijunior book)

Africa

• Description:
  • Scope: This book will give an overview of the continent of Africa and its countries.
  • Purpose: This will be a part of a series of Wikijunior books on the continents of the world (South America and Europe already underway.) The purpose is to give children exposure to various cultures around the globe.
  • Narrative:
• Audience:
  • Target Age: 6-12 years
  • Academic Prerequisites: 3rd grade reading level
• Organization
  • Section Titles: Regions and Countries
    • Eastern Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
      • Djibouti
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
      • Mozambique
      • Madagascar
      • Malawi
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
      • Burundi
      • Rwanda
      • Comoros
      • Mauritius
      • Seychelles
    • Middle Africa
      • Angola
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Chad
      • Democratic Republic of the Congo
      • Republic of the Congo
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Gabon
      • São Tomé and Príncipe
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Egypt
      • Libya
      • Morocco
      • Sudan
      • Tunisia
      • Western Sahara * (disputed territory??)
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Lesotho
      • Namibia
      • South Africa
      • Swaziland
    • Western Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina Faso
      • Côte d'Ivoire
      • Cape Verde
      • The Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Liberia
      • Mali
      • Mauritania
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo

• • Standard Section Headings: (May take the form of a question.)
    • Example Question 1
    • Example Question 2
• Notes:
• Interested Participants:
  • User 1
  • User 2
• Discussion

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ideas for questions:

Used for Europe book:

  1. What is the country's Geography?
  2. What is the country's history?
  3. What are the people like?

Used for current South America:

  1. What is the country's Geography?
  2. What is the country's history?
  3. What are the people like?

(but then people added a bunch more stuff)

Recast South America:

   * What are %country's% national symbols?
   * What are some famous places in %country%?
   * What important events have happened in %country%?
   * What is the natural environment like in %country%?
   * What types of things are exported from %country%?
   * What is school like in %country%?
   * What is the food like in %country%?
   * What music is popular in %country%?
   * What sports are popular in %country%?
   * Who are some famous people from %country%?

CIA World Fact Book

1. Introduction
2. Geography
3. People
4. Government
5. Economy
6. Communications
7. Transportation
8. Military
9. Transnational Issues