Zambia Country Profile Information: Access “CIA Factbook” using the link from the class webpage. Use the scroll down menu entitled “Select a Country or Location” and click on Zambia (countries are listed in alphabetical order). Click on the tabs for the categories indicated below and fill in the information indicated:
Introduction:
What European country controlled Zambia from the late 19th and into the 20th century?
What had the modern country of Zambia been called until its independence?
Identify the three factors that were blamed for economic decline in Zambia in the last two decades of the 20th century.
What did 1991 mark for Zambia?
Geography:: Zambia
Size (area in square kilometers):
Size (world rank):
Climate:
Terrain:
Natural Resources (list first 3):
Current Environmental Issues (summarize):
People and Society:: Zambia
List the three major ethnic groups and indicate what percentage of the population each accounts for:
Identify the major language spoken:
Indicate the most practiced religion and what percentage of the people identify as belonging to it:
Identify the most current population estimate for the country:
Where does the country rank in terms of population compared to the rest of the world?
What is the median age?
What is the net migration rate?
What percentage of the population lives in urban areas?
What is the life expectancy at birth?
Where does the country rank in terms of life expectancy in comparison to the rest of the world?
What is the country’s literacy rate?
Government:: Zambia
Government type:
Capital:
Suffrage:
Economy:: Zambia
Read the “overview” section and respond to questions 1-4. Use the rest of the information under “Economy” to complete the rest of the section:
1. Why has Zambia’s economy experienced strong economic growth in recent years?
2. A weakness in Zambia’s economy is its overdependence on what commodity?
a. Why has this not been a more significant issue over the last five years?
4. What factors have caused the poverty rate to remain stubbornly high in Zambia despite its strong economic
growth?
GDP:
Where does Zambia rank in comparison to the rest of the world for GDP?
GDP per capita:
Where does Zambia rank in comparison to the rest of the world for GDP per capita?
Labor Force by occupation:
Agriculture –
Industry –
Services –
Unemployment Rate:
Population Below Poverty Line:
Export Commodities (list top 3):
Export Partners:
Import Partners (list top 3) :
Communications:: Zambia
Where does Zambia rank in the world for:
(Telephones) Mobile Cellular Usage -
Internet Users –
Military:: Zambia
What percentage of Zambia GDP do military expenditures account for?
Where does Zambia rank in the world for military expenditures?
Transnational Issues:: Zambia
What countries has Zambia taken refugees from?
Zimbabwe Country Profile Information: Access “CIA Factbook” using the link from the class webpage. Use the scroll down menu entitled “Select a Country or Location” and click on Zimbabwe (countries are listed in alphabetical order). Click on the tabs for the categories indicated below and fill in the information indicated:
Introduction:
1. What European country controlled Zimbabwe from the late 19th and into the 20th century?
2. What had the modern country of Zimbabwe been called until its independence?
3. Why did its colonial rulers not initially recognize its independence in 1965?
4. Who is Zimbabwe’s prime minister, and how long has he been in power?
a. Describe the effects of his land redistribution policies.
5. Summarize how Zimbabwe’s prime minister has been able to maintain his hold on political power.
Geography:: Zimbabwe
Size (area in square kilometers):
Size (world rank):
Climate:
Terrain:
Natural Resources (list first 3):
Current Environmental Issues (summarize):
People and Society:: Zimbabwe
List the three major ethnic groups and indicate what percentage of the population each accounts for:
Identify the major language spoken:
Indicate the most practiced religion and what percentage of the people identify as belonging to it:
Identify the most current population estimate for the country:
Where does the country rank in terms of population compared to the rest of the world?
What is the median age?
What is the net migration rate?
What percentage of the population lives in urban areas?
What is the life expectancy at birth?
Where does the country rank in terms of life expectancy in comparison to the rest of the world?
What is the country’s literacy rate?
Government:: Zimbabwe
Government type:
Capital:
Suffrage:
Economy:: Zimbabwe
Read the “overview” section and respond to questions 1-4. Use the rest of the information under “Economy” to complete the rest of the section:
1. Describe how each of the following have contributed to Zimbabwe’s economic difficulties over the past
decade and a half.
a. War
b. the government’s land reform program
c. the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
GDP:
Where does Zimbabwe rank in comparison to the rest of the world for GDP?
GDP per capita:
Where does Zimbabwe rank in comparison to the rest of the world for GDP per capita?
Labor Force by occupation:
Agriculture –
Industry –
Services –
Unemployment Rate:
Population Below Poverty Line:
Export Commodities (list top 3):
Export Partners:
Import Partners (list top 3) :
Communications:: Zimbabwe
Where does Zimbabwe rank in the world for:
(Telephones) Mobile Cellular Usage -
Internet Users –
Military:: Zimbabwe
What percentage of Zimbabwe GDP do military expenditures account for?
Where does Zimbabwe rank in the world for military expenditures?
Transnational Issues:: Zimbabwe
How have neighboring countries such as Botswana and South Africa reacted to refugees coming from
Zimbabwe?