4. Angola is a huge, nearly
square mass of land
that covers more than
480,000 miles, an area
larger than Texas and
California put together.
Angola also include a
tiny, _____________,
or an area of a country
that is separated from
the main part.
6. Most of Angola is part of
the same huge inland
The Land
__________________ that
sweeps through the
Republic of South Africa.
Many rivers cover this area,
some flow into
the _________________ in
the north and others flow
into the
_________________ Ocean
7. Hilly grasslands cover
northern Angola. The
More Land southern part of the
country is a rocky desert.
If you traveled across
Angola, you experience
two types of climate
__________________
areas has a desert climate.
The ________________
has a tropical climate.
8. Nearly _________ of
The Economy
Angola’s _________
million people live in the
countryside where
subsistence farmers grow
corn, cotton, and
sugarcane.
Mining provides most of
Angola’s income. Angola is
rich in diamonds, iron ore
and manganese,
______________ is the
country’s leading export.
9. In the 1400s, the
History ______________ kingdom ruled
a large part of northern Angola.
From the 1500s until its
independence in
_______________, Angola was
a colony of
______________.
Although African languages are
spoken,
_________________________ is
the official language.
10. South of Angola lies
Namibia, one of
Africa’s
_______________
countries.
Namibia became
independent in
________________
after 75 years of
South African rule.
11. Namibia has a land area
of 317,870 sq miles, ½
The Land the size of
____________________.
A large plateau runs
directly down the center
and is the most populated
area of the country.
The _________________
desert runs almost the
entire length of Namibia’s
Atlantic coast, it stretches
for 1200 miles.
13. Namibia’s economy
relies on the export of
The Economy
___________________.
I’m
Hungry! The country is rich in
deposits of diamonds,
copper, silver, and zinc.
Due to its desert
environment, the
country has trouble
feeding its people as
farmers receive barely
enough rainfall to grow
corn.
16. The Hoba Meteorite
which is thought to
Rock have hit the Earth
80,000 years ago is
found in Namibia, and
it is the largest known
meteorite in the
world.
image
Weighing over 60
TONS, it is 9 feet long
and 8 feet wide
Where you see it now,
is where it hit way
back when. It is too
heavy to move!
17. Population Only ___________ million
people live in Namibia- one
of the least populated
countries of Africa.
Most people belong to
African ethnic groups.
English and
_____________________,
a language created by
Dutch settlers in the area,
are the official languages.