Environmental Adaptations
Zulu: 1. The environment that the Zulu inhabited is in Southeast Africa in a region that is well-watered and around the coast where they have warm temperatures, high rainfall, and lower river valleys. This allowed for long growing seasons but as you get closer to interior the growing season becomes shorter. It is a subtropical area that is also semi-fertile. Temperatures are between 65 and 85 and it can get wet and humid during winter seasons. 2. A physical adaptation of the Zulu would be there dark skin. It protects them from the sun that is constantly radiating UV rays that can damage cells of the body. Since they live in the savanna they must have dark colored skin to keep at homeostasis. Here you can see how the sun can be a danger since it is always beaming on them. 3: A cultural adaptation would be the clothing they wear. One article of clothing in particular would be the hats they wear. They are made from grass and worn by women to protect from the h...