Southern Africa

The steep face at the edge of a plateau or other raised area is called a(n)

Why does Lesotho have a high rate of female literacy?

Under apartheid in South Africa, blacks had to live in separate areas known as

Which two oceans border Southern Africa?

Madagascar receives income from

The early history of Southern Africa includes the

Southern Africa is rich in mineral resources, including

What was South Africa's past policy of separation of races called?

Why did the Portuguese set up bases in Southern Africa?

The people of Zimbabwe are generally dissatisfied with their president.

Which religion did Europeans bring to Southern Africa?

Mozambique receives a large amount of income from

Penalties imposed by one country on another to force changes in policies are called

In the Namib Desert, plants get most of their water from

Two major rivers in Southern Africa are the

Which Bantu speaking group became powerful in the early 1800s?

Southern Africa has several mountain ranges.

What program was begun in Zimbabwe in 2000?

river that flows through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean

selected president in 1994 after all South Africans were given the right to vote

The Shona people were linked to other peoples through

Which country’s main ethnic groups are descended from people who came from Indonesia?

The Shona are best known for their stone-walled capital city, called

What did countries around the world do to oppose apartheid?

Namibia gained independence from South Africa relatively peacefully.

The open grassland areas of South Africa are known as

Great Zimbabwe began as

In Rhodesia, fighting broke out after

South Africa has no major problems of injustice anymore.

In 1652 the Dutch set up a trade station at a natural harbor near

driest place in Southern Africa

Great Britain took over the area of the Cape in the early 1500s.

organization of black South Africans who opposed the government

The Drakensberg are

small territory surrounded by foreign territory

Major challenges facing Southern Africa today include poverty, disease, and

The first people to live in Southern Africa were the

Artists in Botswana are known for their

Ivory trade declined as a result of hunters wiping out elephant populations in some parts.

organization that works to promote cooperation among African countries

South Africa began to move away from its apartheid system

What is a negative thing about mining in Southern Africa?

empire that included much of Zimbabwe and Mozambique

Dutch, French, and German settlers & their descendants in South Africa were called Afrikaners.

Many people in Zimbabwe practice a combination of

Since the 1960s, Botswana’s economy

The Boers were

country with the strongest economy in Southern Africa

Most of the land of Southern Africa

What is unique about the Okvango River?

country made up of four tiny islands in the Indian Ocean

Swaziland’s poor transportation system minimizes its foreign trade.

river that flows from Angola to Botswana

Which country in Southern Africa has lush vegetation and tropical forests?

Under apartheid, each African tribe or group was given its own

The Zulu drove the British out of Southern Africa by the early 1800s.

What important resources are found in Namibia’s deserts?

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to settle in Southern Africa.

Why was the African National Congress formed?

What was a challenge for blacks during apartheid?