Become an expert on South Africa and its Neighbors

The Great Escarpment kGroup of mountains and cliffs in South Africa

Drakensberg Mountains kMountai n range in South Africa

Witwatersrand kWorld’s largest and richest gold field

Afrikaners kDutch German and French settlers in Africa kInvented Afrikaans language kDutch German and French settlers in Africa kInvented Afrikaans language

Cape Town kCapital City of South Africa

Johannesburg kLarge City in South Africa

African Ethnic groups in South Africa kSotho kZulu kXhosa kSotho kZulu kXhosa

Kongo kKingdom that ruled a large part of northern Angola in the 1400s

Angola kAbout 70% of people practice the Roman Catholic religion

Zambia kLandlocked kLinked to cities and ports by highways kLandlocked kLinked to cities and ports by highways

Lusaka kCapital city of Zambia

Okavango kMajor river in Botswana

Gaborone kCapital city of Botswana

Zimbabwe kTropical savannah climate (wet and dry seasons) kThe Shona built Great Zimbabwe, a famous trading center, in the 1400s kTropical savannah climate (wet and dry seasons) kThe Shona built Great Zimbabwe, a famous trading center, in the 1400s

Kalahari kLargest desert in South Africa, runs along Namibia’s Atlantic coast

Madagascar kIsland country of southern Africa that has plants and wildlife such as Lemurs found in no other country in the world

Mauritius kIsland country with most ancestry to India

Malawai kSmall kDensely populated (9.5 million people) kSmall kDensely populated (9.5 million people)