Please have planner out and on your table; Copy riddles on yellow paper and try to answer.

1.How many sides does a circle have?

2.Which does not belong in this group: apple, grape, banana, cherry or pear?

3.Why do scuba divers fall backwards out of a boat?

4.I am a rock group that has 4 members, all of whom are dead, one of which was assassinated. What am I?

Describe the landforms & resources of the Republic of South Africa (RSA)

Discuss the people & recent changes in the RSA

Ch. 14 test will be on Thursday, March 1

Pride Break will be on March 8th

End of 3rd Nine weeks will be on March 18th

BR – Riddles on yellow paper

Sequence Chart – South Africa

Test – Chapter 14

_____ million live in SA; 78 % are Black African; three major ethnic groups (Sotho,

Zulu, and Xhosa) (T)

1600’s _______ settlers (Boers) arrive in SA (Q); created own language – Afrikaans

(T)

Pushed natives off best lands in region to set up _______ and ________

British arrive in early 1800’s; discovery of _______ and ______ brought more people to

SA

Copy down questions (5). Use map on page 439 to answer. Please have planner on table.

1.What country is located on the southern tip of the African continent?

2.What countries border Zimbabwe?

3.Which country is an island in the Indian Ocean?

4.What is unique about the country of Lesotho?

5.Which desert runs along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean?

Describe the landforms & resources of the Republic of South Africa (RSA)

Discuss the people & recent changes in the RSA

Ch. 15, Section 1 quiz will be on Thursday, 3.7

End of Third Nine Weeks is Monday, 3.18

Spring Break is 15 days away!!!

BR – Analyze Charts

Sequence Chart – South Africa

8 vocabulary terms you should know …

Web map – Land Rich in Resources

Boers and British fought Boer War in ____; creation of Union of SA in _____

Creation of African National Congress in _______ to gain power for black South Africans

1948 creation of ______ (Q); for 40 years apartheid was legal; many blacks were jailed

including Nelson Mandela

1991 end of apartheid; first democratic elections held in 1994; _______ is first black

president (Q)

A small territorySurrounded by a Larger territory

A large area ofCopper mines in Northern Zambia

Country in Which a great Deal of manufacturingoccurs

Tall grass with Seeds that are used As grain and to makesyrup

Crowded neighborhoods Outside cities where most Nonwhites live

Method of clearingLand for planting Cutting and burningforests

Small part of a Country that is Separated from The main part

Intense stormOf heavy Rain and highwinds

Page 438-452

A Land Rich in Resources pgs 438-39

Located at southern tip of Africa; touches---------- & Indian (Q)

Namib in Northwest (T)Cape of Good Hope ----------- point of Africa (Q)

Most ------------ Country; yet notAll benefit equally

1) How many states are considered to be in Southern Africa?

2) Give some examples of how apartheid segregated the races in South Africa.

3) What three countries border Angola?4) Zambia borders how many different

countries?5) What is the official language of

Mozambique?

Planners on the corner of your tables; Please copy down the question (10). Please skip three lines per question.

6) What is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe?

7) What is one of Zimbabwe’s great attractions?

8) What does the word Zimbabwe mean?9) Which large desert covers 70 percent of

Botswana?10)What is the major economy of Namibia?

Planners on the corner of your tables; Please copy down the question (10). Please skip three lines per question.

Describe the landforms & resources of the Republic of South Africa (RSA)

Discuss the people & recent changes in the RSA

Ch. 15, Section 1 quiz will be on Thursday, 3.7

End of Third Nine Weeks is Monday, 3.18

Spring Break is 14 days away!!!

Bell ringer

Video – Countries of Southern Africa

Resources of South Africa

4 Challenges Facing South Africa

A Land Rich in

Resources pgs 438-39

Located at southern tip of Africa; touches---------- & Indian (Q)

Largest exporter & Producer of -------- (Q)

Namib in Northwest (T)Cape of Good Hope

----------- point of Africa (Q)

Exports -----------, chemicals, clothing

& processed food

Large depositsof ------------,

Chromite, platinum, & coal

Most ------------ Country; yet not

All benefit equally

Millions throughout RSA have contracted the ----- virus which causes AIDS.

----- ------ is one of the hardest hit countries in Africa

Page 441

Challenges Facing RSA

One major challenge is ---------. European South Africans enjoy a high standard of living while…

Most black, Asian and mixed-group SA’s live in rural areas and crowded --------

Page 441

1) What crops are grown in Africa?2) What system was set up in South Africa in

1948?3) What groups make up South Africa’s

population?4) How do Lesotho and Swaziland earn

money from South Africa?5) What bodies of water border South

Africa?

Planners on the corner of your table; Please copy down the question (10). You will have 45 seconds per question

6. What type of minerals are found in South Africa?

7. Who was elected president in 1994?8. What are Lesotho and Swaziland?9. How does South Africa protect its native

animals?10.What are the challenges facing South

Africa today?

Planners on the corner of your table; Please copy down the question (10). You will have 45 seconds per question

Identify Zambia’s most important resources

Describe the economy and history of Malawi

Explain the challenges to Zimbabwe’s economy

Discuss how the climate effects Botswana’s people

Ch. 15, Section 1 quiz will be on Thursday, 3.7

End of Third Nine Weeks is Monday, 3.18

Spring Break is 13 days away!!!

Bell ringer

Video – Countries of Southern Africa

Malawi and Zambia

GR 15-1

HWK – Complete GR 15-1 and review for quiz

•_________ River crosses country•Kariba Dam (Q) spans river and creates _________•___________ are along river; known locally as Mosi oa Tunya•Major producer of _________ (Q)•Former __________ colony

•____ (Q) runs through Malawi•Through GRV runs Lake ___________•Export ________, _______, sugar, & sorghum•British colony; independence ___________•Very densely __________

1) What crops are grown in Africa? (439)2) What system was set up in South Africa

in 1948? (440)3) What groups make up South Africa’s

population? (439)4) How do Lesotho and Swaziland earn

money from South Africa? (441)5) What bodies of water border South

Africa? (438)

Please write in complete sentences.

6. What type of minerals are found in South Africa? (439)

7. Who was elected president in 1994? (440)

8. What are Lesotho and Swaziland? (441)9. How does South Africa protect its native

animals? (438)10.What are the challenges facing South

Africa today? (441)

Please write in complete sentences.

Please read page 441 in your text book. Please copy down 5 statements and fill in the blanks.

1.The kingdoms of Lesotho and Swaziland are _____.

2.Enclaves are small countries located inside a larger _______.

3.Both Lesotho and Swaziland are heavily dependent on the country of ________.

4.Lesotho’s only natural resource is _________.

5.Many of the people in Lesotho and Swaziland practice __________ farming.

Identify Zambia’s most important resources

Describe the economy and history of Malawi

Explain the challenges to Zimbabwe’s economy

Discuss how the climate effects Botswana’s people

Ch. 15, Section 1 quiz will be on Thursday, 3.7

End of Third Nine Weeks is Monday, 3.18

Spring Break is 12 days away!!!

BR – Analyze Charts

4 Box Chart – Z, M, Z, B

Quiz – Ch. 15-1, 15-2

Video – Central and Southern Africa

•Zambezi River crosses country•Kariba Dam (Q) spans river and creates electricity•Victoria Falls are along river; known locally as Mosi oa Tunya•Major producer of copper (Q)•Former British colony

•Great Rift Valley (Q) runs through Malawi•Through GRV runs Lake Malawi•Farmers export tobacco, tea, sugar, and sorghum•British colony gained independence 1964•Very densely populated

•Limpopo R. in ________; Zambezi R. in _______•Chaos due to ____ redistribution •34 percent _______•Takes name from trading center of the _______ (Q) ethnic group•12.6 million people; ¼ are _____________

•__________ desert (Q2)•__________ River (Q) (T) forms large swamp; home to much wildlife•Rich in _________ resources; •__________ account for 75% of export income•1966 (Q) independence from ___________