Hans Rosling is a remarkable speaker on the TED stage. We spent time watching and discussing his TED Talk because Rosling presents information that will be useful in each of the AP Human Geography Topics—but just as important, he provides a myth-busting perspective: Sub-Saharan Africa, traditionally viewed as the poorest and most backward of the world's cultural regions, has, in fact, made much progress over the past several decades.

While we discussed the presentation at length, and took notes in class, it is probably a good idea to spend some time re-viewing it later in the course, or during ExamCram.

Here's a link to the TED Talk:

http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty?language=en

Here's a link to the transcript page for your notes.