South and Central Africa
Physical Geography
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Landforms
Namib and Kalahari
Desert in Namibia
and Botswana.
Largest island is
Madagascar.
Cape of Good Hope
is the southern tip.
Drakensburg Mts are
in the country of
South Africa.
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Bodies of Water
Congo River in
Central Africa.
Zambezi River in
southern Africa.
Atlantic Ocean to
the west.
Indian Ocean to the
east.
Climate
Central Africa
• Along the equator is
a tropical rainforest.
Hot and rainy all year
with dense forests.
• There is a tropical
savanna with a wet
and dry season. A
savanna has scattered
trees and grasslands.
South Africa
• Desert along the
coast and north.
• Semi-desert
• In the southeast
there are marine
west coast and
humid subtropical
which are midlatitude climates.
Economy
Central Africa
• Relies on its resources.
• One of the world’s top
producers of diamonds.
• Also produces gold,
copper, and oil.
• Forest products are a
large resource.
• The Congo River
produces hydro-electric
power.
• Most people farm.
South Africa
• The country of South
Africa is the most
developed in Africa.
• South Africa has
manufacturing and
industry such as
machinery.
• They produce gold and
diamonds in South
Africa.
Countries
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Democratic Republic of the
Congo
Africa’s 3rd largest country.
Depend on their resources
and fertile land.
Renamed the country after
independence.
Struggled with civil war and
conflict.
Education is a huge challenge
in Congo.
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South Africa
Has struggled with apartheid
which was legal discrimination
based on race.
Apartheid allowed the best
land and wealth to stay in
white hands. Whites and
blacks were segregated in
public.
Most developed in Africa.
The first black president was
Nelson Mandela.
Today the government is
trying to improve living for all
South Africans.