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Essential Question: Who should benefit from a country's resources? Chapters * Brazil * West and Central Africa Preview Before you begin the chapter, think about the Essential Question. Understanding how the Essential Question connects to your life will help you understand the chapter you are about to read. Watch the video below and think about how the Essential Question connects to Vinicius's life.

Connect to Your Life 1. How do you and your friends share? Think about sharing food, taking turns playing a game, or sharing an object. You might use sharing strategies such as "equal portions for all," "biggest appetite gets more," or "more for those who pay more." What are the positives and negatives of different ways of sharing? 2. Why might different people think that different ways of sharing are best? Connect to the Chapter 3. Now think about different ways that a country's resources might be distributed among citizens. Preview the chapter by skimming the chapter's text, headings, and images. Then predict how different sharing strategies might work when different countries try them. 4. Read the chapter. Think about ways to divide resources in the real world, such as "shares are based on need," "rich/powerful people take more than others," and "everybody fights for resources." Have these strategies ever been used in this region? Writer's Workshop 5. Throughout this chapter, you have explored the Essential Question in your text, journal, and On Assignment at myworldgeography.com. Use what you've learned to write an essay in response to the Essential Question. Use the Writer's Workshop page in your journal to learn more about your assignment and to plan your essay. Write the essay using the Writing tool in this classroom.

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