Southern Africa

What important resources are found in Namibia’s deserts?

empire that included much of Zimbabwe and Mozambique

What did countries around the world do to oppose apartheid?

South Africa has no major problems of injustice anymore.

Southern Africa is rich in mineral resources, including

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

In Rhodesia, fighting broke out after

The Drakensberg are

organization that works to promote cooperation among African countries

The Boers were

Many people in Zimbabwe practice a combination of

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

Why was the African National Congress formed?

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

What was a challenge for blacks during apartheid?

Two major rivers in Southern Africa are the

Which two oceans border Southern Africa?

country made up of four tiny islands in the Indian Ocean

Great Zimbabwe began as

small territory surrounded by foreign territory

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

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

Swaziland’s poor transportation system minimizes its foreign trade.

driest place in Southern Africa

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

Namibia gained independence from South Africa relatively peacefully.

Since the 1960s, Botswana’s economy

What is a negative thing about mining in Southern Africa?

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

The early history of Southern Africa includes the

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

The first people to live in Southern Africa were the

Why does Lesotho have a high rate of female literacy?

Southern Africa has several mountain ranges.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Artists in Botswana are known for their

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

organization of black South Africans who opposed the government

Which religion did Europeans bring to Southern Africa?

Why did the Portuguese set up bases in Southern Africa?

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

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

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

The open grassland areas of South Africa are known as

Mozambique receives a large amount of income from

What program was begun in Zimbabwe in 2000?

river that flows from Angola to Botswana

The people of Zimbabwe are generally dissatisfied with their president.

Madagascar receives income from

Most of the land of Southern Africa

country with the strongest economy in Southern Africa

What is unique about the Okvango River?

river that flows through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean

The Shona people were linked to other peoples through

South Africa began to move away from its apartheid system