How do the body’s systems and specific body parts help the human body to grow and sustain itself?

in·fra·struc·ture (ĭn'frə-strŭk'chər)

1) An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.

2) The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society, such as transportation and communications systems, water and power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons.

Types of Infrastructure

Discussion Questions

1) Identify at least one example of infrastructure from each visual for a total of eight. How does each example of infrastructure help South Africa support and meet its needs?

2) Using your list of eight examples of infrastructure create a two-part list that classifies the examples into two groups; physical examples of infrastructure and institutional infrastructure. How will you and your partner decide which examples will go into each group?

3) Pick one example from physical infrastructure and one example from institutional infrastructure to explain how South Africa would be affected if both examples of infrastructure did not exist in South Africa.

Discussion Questions

1) Identify at least one example of infrastructure from each visual for a total of eight. How does each example of infrastructure help South Africa support and meet its needs?

2) Using your list of eight examples of infrastructure create a two-part list that classifies the examples into two groups; physical examples of infrastructure and institutional infrastructure. How will you and your partner decide which examples will go into each group?

3) Pick one example from physical infrastructure and one example from institutional infrastructure to explain how South Africa would be affected if both examples of infrastructure did not exist in South Africa.

Some Infrastructure Challenges Facing South Africa

African Countries Experiencing Power Crisis

How might GDP and Infrastructure be related?

Describe the relationship that you think might exist between a country’s GDP and its level of infrastructure? How might investment

in infrastructure today affect a country’s GDP in the long run? Explain using examples.

Comparing Infrastructure Systems between the United States (a country) to Africa (a continent)

1) Compare and contrast the journey for delivering beer in California to that of the journey for delivering beer in Cameroon.

2) How does the existence or lack of infrastructure support or hinder economic activities within a country?

3) Why don’t the developing countries of the world simply invest in their infrastructure to improve their economic situation?

4) What is the economic impact to the consumer, producer, and GDP resulting from poor infrastructure?

Potential Problems with Infrastructure