1. D: 3/12/13
A: South Africa Notes
S: Why is South Africa more
industrialized than other African
countries?
H: Apartheid Packet
w.o.d: apartheid
Warm-Up: Answer questions 1 & 2 on pg
554. Write the questions and answers.

2. Word of the Day
Word Definition Sentence Picture
System of Apartheid
laws that required
apartheid separated Black Africans
racial and to live in
ethnic groups “homelands”
and limited and not vote.
the rights of
Blacks in
South Africa.

3. Southern Africa

4. I. Republic of South Africa
A. Has coastal beaches, the grass covered high
veld and Drakensberg Range.
B. Their seasons are opposite of us and they have
desert, steppe, Mediterranean, & subtropical
climates
C. It is the most developed country in Africa and is
rich in gold, diamonds, chromite, platinum &
coal. They have high tech farms and produce
many consumer goods in Johannesburg

5. I. Republic of South Africa
D. History
1. Bantu people settled Africa and won its land in
war over diamonds & gold
2. Whites set up a system of apartheid that kept
blacks and white separate from each other for
over 40 years.
3. In 1991 the first black president Nelson Mandela
was elected

6. I. Republic of South Africa
E. Most live in cities areas. Those in rural are still
poor but the Government is working to
modernize those areas and improve education
for all people
F. Art and Music reflect the countries long
struggle for justice & equality
G. Lesotho’s only natural resource is water that is
sells to South Africa
H. Swaziland is rules by a royal family and mines
coal & asbestos

7. II. Atlantic Countries
A. Angola
1. Most of Angola is on a plateau with Tropical
Savanna climate
2. 85% of the people farm coffee & cotton
3. 90% of their money comes from oil
4. It was a Portuguese colony until 1975 and has
suffered from civil war since then

8. II. Atlantic Countries
B. Namibia
1. Become independent from South Africa in 1990
2. It has a hot, dry climate with the Kalahari desert
3. Namibia has many mineral & natural resources
but the money from those stay in the hands of
foreign investors.
4. Most people live in a patchy grassland

9. III. Inland Southern Africa
A. Zambia
1. The Zambezi river provides hydroelectric power
2. Known for their copper and import most of its
food

10. III. Inland Southern Africa
B. Malawi
1. Much of the land has been made into national
wildlife preserves
2. Sorghum is grown which makes syrup
3. Many are Christians as a result of missionary
work

11. III. Inland Southern Africa
C. Zimbabwe
1. Known for mining of gold, copper, iron, &
asbestos
2. European owned plantations grow coffee, cotton
& tobacco
3. People suffer from the AIDS epidemic
4. Its name comes from the Shona people and their
huge stone houses

12. III. Inland Southern Africa
D. Botswana
1. Hot, dry climate with very little rain causes
droughts
2. Known for diamonds & copper

13. IV. Indian Ocean Countries
A. Mozambique
1. Has tropical savanna climate and experiences
cyclones
2. They practice slash and burn farming that has
resulted in deforestation.
3. They make money by charging other countries
to use its docks

14. IV. Indian Ocean Countries
B. Madagascar
1. Grows most of the world’s vanilla
2. The majority of the land has been ruined from
slash and burn farming
3. The beats in music are kept with hand clapping
not drums

15. IV. Indian Ocean Countries
C. Comoros
1. Tropical forest covers the volcano made island
2. They grow cloves, rice, coconuts, and bananas
3. They do not produce enough food for its people
so the government is pushing industry & tourism

16. IV. Indian Ocean Countries
D. Seychelles
1. 90 islands make up this country that grows
coconuts & cinnamon
D. Mauritius
1. This small island has a varied economy of
farming, clothing & textiles, and tourism