Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe

• Republic of Zimbabwe

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General Information

• Capital is called Harare
• Country was formerly known as Rhodesia.
• 1923- The United Kingdom annexed Southern
  Rhodesia from the South Africa Company.

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• 1961- A constitution was written and whites in
  power were favored.
• 1965 there was a rift in the government, and it
  split. Independence was declared.
• The U.K. did not accept this, and demanded more
  rights for blacks.

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• At this time, the blacks were the majority in the
  country.
• U.N. sanctions and guerrilla warfare led to the
  first free election in 1979.
• 1980 the country declared independence as
  Zimbabwe.
• Robert Mugabe became the first Prime Minister.

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• Mugabe has been the only ruler of Zimbabwe since
  the country has been independent.
• In 2000 he instituted a poorly thought out land
  distribution campaign.
• This caused a mass exodus of white farmers. It
  crippled the economy, and caused shortages of
  basic things.

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• Mugabe rigged the 2002 presidential election to
  ensure that he would win.

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Interesting thing to know!

• The Zambezi River forms a natural boundary with
  Zambia. During February through April, the
  Victoria Falls form the worlds largest curtain
  of falling water.
• Isnt that neat?????????

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Location

• Absolute 20 South Latitude,
  30 East Longitude
• Relative Southern part of Africa.
  Wedged between South Africa and Zambia

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Place

• Area Comparative Slightly larger than Montana.
• Climate tropical moderated by altitude. Rainy
  season from November to March.
• Terrain Mostly high plateau, with a higher
  central plateau. Eastern Mountains.

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More Place

• Natural Hazards recurring droughts. Floods and
  severe storms rarely occur.
• If you are from Zimbabwe, you are Zimbabwean.

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Even More Place

• Ethnic Groups
• 98 African
• 82 Shona
• 14 Ndebele
• 2 other
• 1 Asian
• 1 White

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Are we done with Place yet????

• Religions
• 50 Syncretic and Christian.
• 25 pure Christian
• 24 indigenous beliefs
• 1 Muslim and other

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And then there was more place

• English is the official language
• Govt is a Parliamentary Democracy.

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Human and Environmental Interaction

• The people of Zimbabwe experience the following
• Deforestation
• Soil erosion
• Land degradation
• Air and water pollution

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More Stuff People Mess Up

• Once the largest concentration of the Black Rhino
  had a herd that lived in Zimbabwe. This herd has
  been reduced in number due to poaching.
• There is toxic waste and heavy metal pollution
  due to poor mining purposes.

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Movement

• Railways
• Highways
• Waterways
• Ports and Harbors Binga, Kariba
• Airports 17 Paved, 413 Unpaved.

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Still Moving

• Transit point for African Cannabis. Also moves
  South Asian Heroine, mandrax, and
  methamphetamines headed to South African and
  European places.

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Region

• No International disputes currently going on.