Geography Of Southern Africa
By: Garrett 1
Namib desert
The Namib desert is located in southern Africa but mainly in Gambia. The Namib desert is important because it is a great tourist attraction because of its clay. It is also important for tungsten salt and diamond mining.
Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope is a cape located on the tip of South Africa. It is important because it's currents help you sail around Africa. It is also important because it is an important tourist attraction.
Johannesburg
Johannnesburg is located in South Africa. It is important because it is the most populated city in all of South Africa. It also is a very industrialized city with lots of factories and these factories provide jobs for alot of people and can also help south Africa's economy.
Zambezi River
The Zambezi river is mainly located in Zambezi Africa but it also flows into other parts of southern Africa. The Zambezi is important because it is a great tourist attraction so it helps fuel the economy and it is an important water source. It also supplies hydroelectric power but watch out for the dangerous Zambezi shark.
Limpopo River
The Limpopo river is mainly in central southern Africa as it flows to the Indian Ocean. The Limpopo river is very important for water but also is a big supply for alligator farms. Also it has been known for good scenery and although not a ton of people go there some still do and these tourists help out African economies
Lusaka
Lusaka is located in Zambia and is a very very influential city there. IT is important because it is there capital city and is a main supply of there income and it has lots of jobs there. Lusaka can be very big in Zambia's economy.
Kalahari
The Kalahari is in Botswana and Kalahari means thirsty land. The Kalahari is a very big desert and can be a problem for some countries because they can not grow crops on it. It is important because it can defend Botswana from neighboring countries.
Cabinda
Cabinda is a provinence that belongs to the DRC and is a very important city and tourist attraction. Cabinda gets the DRC alot of money from simple tourism.
Orange river
The orange river is located in southern africa. It is important because it is a huge tourist attraction. It is also important because it is a gigantic water source. It also is one of the biggest rivers in Africa and is miles and miles long.
Victoria falls
Victoria falls is on the zambezi river in southern Africa. IT is important because it is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the world. It is also a big water supply and it hrlps move water around.