Includes bibliographical references (p. 241) and index.
Map skills -- Volcanoes, earthquakes and floods -- Population growth and change -- Natural resources and conservation in South Africa -- The kingdom of Mali and the city of Timbuktu in the 14th century -- The Trans-atlantic slave trade -- Colonisation of the Cape 17th-18th centuries -- Co-operation and conflict on the frontiers of the Cape Colony in the early 19th century.