Physical Geography
The fourth largest island in the world.
Madagascar
What climate zone does the middle of Southern Africa cross?
Tropic of Capricorn
It is the racial segregation after WWII.
Apartheid
He ended the Apartheid.
Nelson Mandela
Give two of the official languages in the region.
Portuguese, English and indigenous languages.
A strip of desert located in the Great escarpment and Atlantic coast.
Namib
How are plants able to grow in the Namib Desert , which receives little or no rain in a year?
Fog and dew
Name three South African countries that were under the colony of Britain.
Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mauritius, Seychelles
What are Boers? How are they related to Afrikaners?
Boers are Dutch settlers who became farmers. They grew wheat and raised cattles
Afrikaners are descendants of Boers
What is the main cause of the deaths of infants and young children in the region?
Malnutrition
Give the 3 major river systems in South Africa.
Give at least 3 landlocked countries in the region.
Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana and , Zimbabwe, Malawi
What year did the European powers met in Berlin to divide Africa among themselves?
1884
Name the early Kingdoms of Southern African. What kingdom trade gold to China and India?
Great Zimbabwe (A.D. 900-1400s)
Mutapa Empire (late 1400s-late 1600s)
Rozwi Kingdom (late 1600s-early 1800s)
Zulu Empire (early 1800s-1879)
How does HIV/AIDS affect the economy of Southern African countries?
Disruption to the labor force by depriving countries of needed workers.
Disrupted families through death, inability to work,
Created huge population of AIDS orphans.
Lake Malawi is once of the deepest lakes in the world. It is also called _________
Describe Angola in terms of producing resources in Africa.
Leading oil production in Africa.
What kingdoms joined forces to drive out the Portuguese?
Mutapa and Rozwi Kingdom
He was a former rebel leader against white rulers and elected as the president, and Rhodesia's name was changed to Zimbabwe.
Robert Mugabe
What the reasons why most people in the region have low life expectancy?
Lack of good rural health care.
Diseases such as malaria, dysentery, cholera, and tuberculosis.
It is the southern tip of the continent where two oceans meet.
Cape of Good Hope
What is poaching? How does it affect the variety of animal life in the region?
Students' answers may vary
What are the results of the discovery of diamonds and gold deposits?
British wanted to take control of these resources.
Boers War in 1899. They were defeated and came under British control.
Boers colonies joined Cape Colony and formed the independent Union of South Africa.
Name three (3) of the ethnic groups in Southern Africa.
Shona, Zulu, Xhosa, Tsonga, the San
Where do most of black South Africans lives?
These are areas often have no electricity, clean water, or sewers.
Townships