South and Central Africa

Physical Geography

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.

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 mid-latitude climates.

EconomyCentral 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.

CountriesDemocratic 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.

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.