1. BotswanaBotswana By: Britley CalkinsBy: Britley Calkins

2. Absolute Location: 22 Degrees South, 24 Degrees East Relative Location: North of South Africa East of Namibia West of Zimbabwe www.geographyiq.com

3. Semiarid - warm winters and hot summers www.geographyiq.com

4. Rivers: Limpopo River Boteti River Okavango River Shashe River Linyanti River Kalahari Desert Okavango Delta www.yahoo.com

5. diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver Natural Resources www.geographyiq.comwww.geographyiq.com & www.yahoo.comwww.yahoo.com

6. Gaborone - Capital Tshabong Mamuno Ghanzi Mahalapye Maun Kasane Bobonong Serowe www.yahoo.com

7. Government Parliamentary Republic President Festus G. MOGAE www.geographyiq.com

8. GDP - $14.2 billion GDP Per Capita - $9,000 Major Industries Diamonds Copper Nickel Salt Major Agriculture Livestock Sorghum Maize Millet Beans Sunflowers Groundnuts Soda Ash Potash Livestock Processing Textiles www.geographyiq.comwww.geographyiq.com & www.yahoo.comwww.yahoo.com

9. Religions Indigenous Beliefs 85% Christian 15% Languages English Setswana Tsodilo Hills Okavango Delta Landmarks www.yahoo.com & www.geographyiq.com

10. Bechuanaland Former Name Name from inhabitants (Bechuana) Boer filibusters in 1882 Founded By www.yahoo.com

11. 19661966 Independence from the British Changed name to Botswana ConflictsConflicts Anglo-Boer War: 1899-1902 Aids epidemic www.geographyiq.comwww.geographyiq.com & www.yahoo.comwww.yahoo.com

12. – Cover heads – Carry babies on their back with a fabric sling Women * When a child looses a tooth they throw their tooth on the roof and say “Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon, please bring me a new tooth” * * Making woven baskets; have been weaving them for hundreds of years * www.countryreports.org

13. F oods Bogobe (Sorghum Porridge) Morogo (Porridge) Mageu (Thick Sorghum Drink) Sorghum - Grass Serobe (Intestines of a goat, sheep, or cow) Mopane (Worm) www.geographyiq.com & www.dictionary.com

14. Droughts Severe Winds Overgrazing Desertification Limited fresh water supply www.geographyiq.comwww.geographyiq.com & www.google.comwww.google.com

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