1. Locate Zimbabwe on a map.  List the countries that share its borders.  (If you need a map, go to WorldAtlas.com.)

2.  What is the cause of Zimbabwe's food and housing crisis?

3.  Why did Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's government tear down tents that the U.N. put up to provide shelter for displaced people?

4.  What reason does the Zimbabwean government give for its "Operation Sweep Out Trash"?  How do others contradict this explanation?

5.  Who does Mugabe blame for shortages of food, fuel and housing in his country?