D: 3/12/13A: South Africa NotesS: Why is South Africa more industrialized than other African countries?H: Apartheid Packet

w.o.d: apartheidWarm-Up: Answer questions 1 & 2 on pg 554. Write the questions and answers.

Word of the DayWord

apartheid

Definition

System of laws that separated racial and

ethnic groups and limited the rights of

Blacks in South Africa.

Sentence

Apartheid required

Black Africans to live in

“homelands” and not vote.

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Southern Africa

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

I. Republic of South Africa

D. History1. Bantu people settled Africa and won its land in

war over diamonds & gold2. 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

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

II. Atlantic Countries

A. Angola1. Most of Angola is on a plateau with Tropical

Savanna climate2. 85% of the people farm coffee & cotton3. 90% of their money comes from oil4. It was a Portuguese colony until 1975 and has

suffered from civil war since then

II. Atlantic Countries

B. Namibia1. Become independent from South Africa in 19902. It has a hot, dry climate with the Kalahari desert3. 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

III. Inland Southern Africa

A. Zambia1. The Zambezi river provides hydroelectric power2. Known for their copper and import most of its

food

III. Inland Southern Africa

B. Malawi1. Much of the land has been made into national

wildlife preserves2. Sorghum is grown which makes syrup3. Many are Christians as a result of missionary

work

III. Inland Southern Africa

C. Zimbabwe1. Known for mining of gold, copper, iron, &

asbestos2. European owned plantations grow coffee, cotton

& tobacco3. People suffer from the AIDS epidemic4. Its name comes from the Shona people and their

huge stone houses

III. Inland Southern Africa

D. Botswana1. Hot, dry climate with very little rain causes

droughts2. Known for diamonds & copper

IV. Indian Ocean Countries

A. Mozambique1. Has tropical savanna climate and experiences

cyclones2. They practice slash and burn farming that has

resulted in deforestation.3. They make money by charging other countries

to use its docks

IV. Indian Ocean Countries

B. Madagascar1. Grows most of the world’s vanilla2. The majority of the land has been ruined from

slash and burn farming3. The beats in music are kept with hand clapping

not drums

IV. Indian Ocean Countries

C. Comoros1. Tropical forest covers the volcano made island2. They grow cloves, rice, coconuts, and bananas3. They do not produce enough food for its people

so the government is pushing industry & tourism

IV. Indian Ocean Countries

D. Seychelles1. 90 islands make up this country that grows

coconuts & cinnamon

E. Mauritius 1. This small island has a varied economy of

farming, clothing & textiles, and tourism