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Secondary Activities - Drought

This photo shows a close-up of a dried-up river bed in Zimbabwe.

©John Evans/RGS Picture Library

Secondary-school students can use the image as a starting-point for an investigation into drought and desertification.

The image could also be used to investigate representations of other peoples and cultures (detecting bias).

  • What problems might the people who live in this area encounter?
  • How often do you think this sort of phenomenon takes place? Might there be a pattern?
  • What other events might these difficulties cause?
  • Can you suggest any possible solutions?
  • What would this area normally be like?
  • What might happen if it rained heavily?
  • Consider the part that the photographer plays in selecting and framing particular images. Do you think this is a fair portrayal of this place? Give reasons for your answer.
  • What type of image do you think the people of this locality would choose to represent their country?
  • Find images of this country in books, newspapers or tourist brochures and make comparisons between them and this photo.
  • Compare the imsge with pictures of your own locality from books, newspapers or tourist brochures.

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