Culture

a) Population
i) What’s the population of the country? Compare this to the population of the US.The US population is 318,860,032 

     The population of Zimbabwe is 14.15 Million (World Bank), which compared to the US, is about 4.4% of the US population.

ii) Where do the people live in this country? Rural areas? Urban areas? What are the populations in the two cities you used for Question 2 b)?

    A large amount of the population live in or close to Harare, which is predominantly quite urban. More than 10% of the population live in the city of Harare itself. Most of the rest of the population is located in the Eastern part of Zimbabwe. (Geo Hive) The population of the two cities i used in 2b are quite large. Harare stands at 1.56 million people while Hwange sits at only about 34,210. (World Population Review) 

This is from: http://www.bestcountryreports.com/Population_Map_Zimbabwe.php
The maroon in the top right corner is Harare, and the darker areas are the more densely populated. 

b) Agriculture‐
i) What types of agriculture do they have and what type of diet do they have?

     Zimbabwe has an extremely diverse set of crops they grow. The staple crop being corn but the most valuable crop is tobacco. Other types of crops they grow include millet, wheat, barley, peanuts, soybeans, sugar, and cotton. (Our Africa) 
    In some parts of Zimbabwe, they do eat bread and rice, but corn continues to be the staple for Zimbabwe. Corn is ground up to make flour, which they in turn make into a porridge. In areas where food is easily accessible and affordable, it is common to see vegetables and meat cooked into the porridge. As for condiments, onions, tomatoes, and peanuts are commonly used to make sauces. Snacks are also very popular with the most common being fried cakes, potato chips, popcorn and dried fruit. (Our Africa) Considering that my diet consists of pop-tarts, grilled cheese, protein shakes, Bok choy, enoki mushrooms and V8, I would warmly welcome some corn porridge/stew with meat and vegetables for once. 

This is from: http://chefsopinion.org/2012/07/28/sadza-ne-nyama-ye-huku-zimbabwean-porridge-with-chicken-stew/

c) Industry and Tourism

i) Are industry and tourism related to geography and climate?

    Both of these are much more related to the geography than the climate of Zimbabwe. The main industries of Zimbabwe are diamond mining and agriculture. The diamond mines are located only in the Marange region in the eastern mountains. While agricultural areas are mostly in the East and well as the Southwest as shown in the map below. (Our Africa)
    Tourism however is mostly constrained to the North, Northwest and Northeast with little attraction to the South. The northern end of Zimbabwe boasts large national forests and the impressive Victoria Falls National Park, which is the largest curtain of water in the world. The Northeast offers high mountains for hiking and offers one of the best vantage points called World's View, where towns 70km away can be seen clearly. (Zimbabwe Tourism Authority)

This is from: http://users.telenet.be/marc.bellemans/Furzeri_E.htm

This is from: http://www.places.co.za/html/victoria-falls.html

d) Cultural Activities

i) Are there any notable historical events that add to the climate/culture story? 

     For a long period of time, Zimbabwe was under rule by the British. The time period of this colonial era spans from around 1888-1965. In 1970, Zimbabwe claimed itself a Republic and 5 years of civil war followed between the ZAPU and ZANU. Official independence was obtained on April 18, 1980. About a decade later, Mugabe (ZANU) became president but many claim the election was unfair. During this time, the economy and health of the public faltered. (Dates, and Events) 

     Though decently recent, one of the events that is greatly effecting the ecology, climate, and geography of Zimbabwe is deforestation, air/water pollution, and poaching. Zimbabwe is losing millions of hectares of forest cover due to ineffective methods to find more fertile land. This in turn is endangering thousands of species of animals. This combined with illegal poaching has rapidly depleted rare animal population, like the Black Rhino. Mining has also hurt the environment due to poor practices that have led to toxic waste and heavy metal pollution. (CIA World Factbook and Rainforests: Monga Bay)

This is from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_rhinoceros#mediaviewer/File:Diceros_bicornis_(Etosha).jpg

This is from: http://www.financialgazette.co.zw/tree-species-under-threat/