Southern African Physical Geography

Southern Africa is region with a large variety of land forms and resources. Most of Southern Africa is located on a plateau up to 1,22o meters above sea level, and at the east of the plateau at the escarpment (the edge of a plateau) the Drakensberg Mountains are found. The Okavango is one of many rivers in Southern Africa but unlike most the Okavango does not reach the coast its basin is located in the middle of Botwana were it is host to many animals like crocodiles and hippos. The east of Sothern Affica is were it is driest in what is now known as the Namib Desert.