Ethnography Project
!Kung San (Southern Africa) Environment The !Kung population is located in isolated areas of Botswana, Angola, and Namibia. These regions are located in Southern Africa. They refer to themselves as the Zhun/twasi, "the real people," and are also referred to as the !Kung San. The semi-arid region in which they live features some trees but is mostly brush and grass-covered low hills and flat spaces. Rainfall during the wet season varies from five to forty inches. Temperatures during the winter are frequently below freezing, but during the summer are well above 100F. This harsh environment was avoided by most outsiders, but the !Kung are able to survive by adapting to their surroundings. They are very isolated and take on their environment by themselves without the help of outsiders. The villages, consisting of 10-30 people, are semi-permanent; once the water source dries up, the band has to carry their belongings to a new site where a reliable source of water can be located. Th...