1. For SOUTH AFRICA, give the following information:

1. capital
2. location/the countries that share its borders
3. the religious breakdown of the population
4. the type of government
5. the chief of state (and head of government if different) If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? – include name of heir apparent for monarch
6. the population

Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country, answers can be found under the “Geography” “People” and “Government” headings.

NOTE: Before answering the following questions, read the info under “Background” and watch the video under “Resources” below.

2. For SOUTH AFRICA:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What is Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari asking the South African government to do about the attacks on his citizens living in South Africa?
c) What has the looting and destruction of businesses owned by Nigerian and other African immigrants in South Africa triggered in other parts of Africa?
d) How has the South African government responded to the violence and attacks perpetuated by South Africans against some immigrants from Nigeria and elsewhere?
e) What triggered the attacks in South Africa? Why are South Africans opposed to immigrants from other African countries?
f) Often the media portrays people opposed to illegal immigrants entering the U.S. as hate-filled and racist, while these Americans explain that they are not racist or hate-filled, but that they support legal immigration and only oppose illegal immigration and want the government to enforce immigration laws. Compare the difference between calls in the U.S. for the government to enforce immigration law, secure the border, etc. with the physical attacks against immigrants in South Africa.