Thursday, September 10, 2015

Up with Geography: Botswana

Name:
Botswana

Capital:
Gaborone

Continent:
Africa

Maps:
African continent. Botswana outlined in
dark ink & shaded.

A close up of Botswana & its neighbors.

Neighbors:
Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa
(The northern border is poorly demarcated. Some maps indicate that Botswana shares a very short border with Zambia where Namibia & Zimbabwe meet. Some do not.)

Water Borders:
None

Total Area:
224,610 square miles

Five Largest Cities:
Gaborone, Francistown, Molepolole, Mogoditshane, Maun

Famous Geographical Point:
Kalahari Desert

Famous Person:
Unity Dow, lawyer, activist, and author

Book Set In/About:
Cry of the Kalahari by Mark & Cordelia Owens

It's the true story of the Owens' 7 years living in the Kalahari Desert, amongst the wildlife.

Movie Set In/About:
"The Last Lions" (2011), directed by Dereck Joubert

Pretty much what the title indicates, a documentary about the dwindling lion population in Botswana.

Headline of the Day:
"All Set for Miss Africa Botswana Fashion and Cultural Show" on Mmegi Online.

2 comments:

Patricia said...

Fascinating about the border. Do you consult different map sources before you draw?

balyien said...

I do consult different sources. This one was truly baffling. I had a hard time deciding how to appropriately draw it. It's kind of weird that, in this modern age, something like a country's border can still be so wishy-washy.