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Chokwe Information

Geography/Climate

The Chokwe people live in Central Africa, Angola, Congo and Zambia. In

These places there are two types of seasons. One dry season and one rainy season.

The rainy season begins in October and ends in April. The rainy season is

warmer, rising above ninety degrees Fahrenheit. The dry season is cooler,

dropping below sixty degrees at night. Many Chokwe villages will plan

ceremonies during the dry season. The Chokwe live their life around the seasons.

The seasons tell them when to farm, fish, hut and build houses. The seasons play a

very important role in the Chokwe’s way of life.

Natural Resources

A natural resource is crops that grow on ones land. The Chokwe’s natural

resources are corn, cassava and millet. The grow many other crops too; such as,

beans, rice, peanuts. The also grow variety’s of vegetables; for instance, sweet

potatoes, pumpkins, okra and tomatoes. The Chokwe do a lot of farming too.

They raise cattle, goats, pigs and chickens. They eat these animals only on special

occasions. Men hunt with bows and arrows. The main catch is antelope which is usually shared with the families or traded with other groups. Artificial beehives

are placed in forests for honey and beeswax.