lesotho in southern africa
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8TH GRADE GEOGRAPHY – MRS. VAN HECK
LESOTHO IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
K-W-L-S
Use the K-W-L chart to show what you know, what
you want to know, what you learned, and what you
still want to know at the end.
KINGDOM OF LESOTHO, IS AN ENCLAVED
LANDLOCKED COUNTRY COMPLETELY
SURROUNDED BY SOUTH AFRICA.
IT IS JUST OVER 30,000 KM2 (11,583 SQ MI) IN
SIZE AND HAS A POPULATION SLIGHTLY OVER
TWO MILLION
CAPITAL CITY - MASERU
CLOTHING
Basotho Hat
LESOTHO TRANSLATES ROUGHLY INTO THE LAND
OF THE PEOPLE WHO SPEAK SESOTHO
The sound system of Sotho is unusual in many
respects. It has ejective consonants, click
consonants, a uvular trill, a relatively large number
of affricate consonants, no prenasalised
consonants, and a rare form of vowel-height
(alternatively, advanced tongue root) harmony.
LESOTHO HOLDS ONE OF THE HIGHEST LITERACY RATES
IN AFRICA,[33] IN PART BECAUSE LESOTHO INVESTS
OVER 12% OF ITS GDP IN EDUCATION.[35] UNLIKE IN
MOST OTHER COUNTRIES, IN LESOTHO FEMALE LITERACY
(94.5%) EXCEEDS MALE LITERACY.
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Despite their literacy, Lesotho's residents struggle for access to vital
services, such as healthcare, travel, and educational resources, as,
according to the International Telecommunication Union, only 3.4% of the
population use the Internet.
WHILE CORN IS GROUND AND MADE INTO THE PAP-PAP PORRIDGE, WHEAT IS
GROUND FOR THE DAILY STAPLE OF BREAD MADE IN LARGE PANS GREASED
WITH MUTTON LARD OR MADE INTO MAKOENYA, A HOME-MADE FRIED CAKE
SIMILAR TO A DOUGHNUT AN OFTEN SOLD BY STREET VENDORS.
PEOPLE OF LESOTHO
COMPLETE THE K-W-L-S
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