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South Africa

South Africa. By: Morgan Lee. Map: Surrounding Countries. Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe Mozm. Capitail. Pretoria. Geography. Orange River Kalahari Desert Indian Ocean Atlantic Ocean. Major Cities. Cape Town Durban Johannesburg Pretoria Soweto. Soweto. Landmarks.

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South Africa

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  1. South Africa By: Morgan Lee

  2. Map: Surrounding Countries • Namibia • Botswana • Zimbabwe • Mozm

  3. Capitail Pretoria

  4. Geography • Orange River • Kalahari Desert • Indian Ocean • Atlantic Ocean

  5. Major Cities • Cape Town • Durban • Johannesburg • Pretoria • Soweto Soweto

  6. Landmarks Victoria and Alfred Waterfront Cape Town, South Africa

  7. Landmarks Burgersdorp Eastern Cape, South Africa

  8. Landmarks Sterkfontein Caves Gauteng, South Africa

  9. Outdoor Activities Deep Sea Diving Durban, South Africa

  10. Outdoor Activities Bungee Jumping Pretoria, South Africa

  11. Country Flag • two equal width horizontal bands of red and blue separated by a green band that splits into a horizontal Y, the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side; the Y embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are separated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands are separated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes; the flag colors do not have any official symbolism, but the Y stands for the "convergence of diverse elements within South African society.

  12. Location • Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa • South Africa is bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozm.

  13. Climate • mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights

  14. Transportation Airports: 578 -Cape Town (Cape Town International) -Bloemfontein (Bloemfontein International) -Durban (Durban International) -Johannesburg (Johannesburg International) -Port Elizabeth (Port Elizabeth International) -Nelspruit (Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport)

  15. Transportation • Heliports: 1 • Railways: 362,099 km

  16. Art and Culture • South African Theater • Grahamstown, South Africa

  17. Art and Culture State Theatre Pretoria, South Africa

  18. Art and Culture African Art Centre Durban, South Africa

  19. Top 3 Languages • Afrikaans 13.35% • English 8.2% • IsiNdebele 1.59%

  20. Food • Indian food like curry is best known in Durban, South Africa

  21. Additional Information • South African Wine is probably most well known in the Western Cape. • Table Mountain in Cape Town is believed to be one of the oldest mountains in the world.

  22. Natural Hazards • Droughts in South African • Vocanos: the volcano forming Marion Island in the Prince Edward Islands, which last erupted in 2004, is South Africa's only active volcano

  23. Life Expectancy Major Religion • African Christianity • 49.33 years

  24. Largest Ethnic Group • Black African 79% • White 9.6% • Colored 8.9% • Indian/Asian 2.5%

  25. Top 3 Exports Top 3 Imports • Paper products $7.9 million • Zinc $2.6 million • Food & tobacco processing machinery $4 million Fuel oil $19 million Coal $6.9 million Sorghum, barley & oats $4 million

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