Are diamonds a girls best friend?
\nNoel Jenkins work on Blood Diamonds is very useful and can be found here: http:\/\/www.juicygeography.co.uk\/diamonds.htm
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\nHow does the diamond trade work?
\nThe diamond trade is a truly global trade. there are three main parts to the trade;
\nExtracting: this involves physically getting the diamond out of the ground
\nProcessing: this involves cleaning and polishing the diamond and getting it ready to be sold. The diamonds are also judged for quality and divided into diamonds to be used in industrial processes or for jewellery and decorative items.
\nDealing: this involves selling the diamonds for jewellery in the world’s most prestigious jewellery houses<\/p>\n
Click on the link below and name the countries that are involved with extracting, processing or dealing. Fill in this table – Download here
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Who is involved in the diamond trade?
\nRead through the cards below (the file can be downloaded here) and try to answer who murdered Columbo? Fill in the table which can be downloaded here.
\nVarious people are involved in the diamond trade. A blood diamond is one that is said to have blood on it as a result of where it has come from or how it has been extracted. The negative effects of the trade are:
\n\u2018Conflict\u2019 (or \u2018blood\u2019) diamonds are gems mined in war zones.
\nRebel groups use money from selling diamonds to buy guns and other military hardware.
\nThere are many victims \u2013 from diamond miners that work in dangerous conditions to others caught in the crossfire of the conflicts financed by diamond deals.
\nSome the world\u2019s poorest countries have paid the price for their diamond supplies, especially in West Africa. Here, about 3.7 million people have died in diamond-fuelled wars. Millions of others have lost their homes and livelihoods.
\nChildren often die in the mines
\nThe diamond mines can cause deforestation and cause widespread water pollution
\nWho wants to be rock star when you can be a rap star?
\nClick on the links below:
\nhttp:\/\/www.seeklyrics.com\/lyrics\/Kanye-West\/Diamonds-From-Sierra-Leone-Remix.html
\nhttp:\/\/www.lyricsmania.com\/grillz_lyrics_nelly.html
\nRead through the lyrics and listen to the songs below on youtube. What do the artists say about the diamond trade?
\nCreate your own rap songs about the diamond trade or record your own fotobabble about the trade – http:\/\/www.fotobabble.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"