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