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Info about South Africa

Info about South Africa. Intro to South Africa. Major city #1 Cape Town- The most popular destination for tourism in south Africa 3.13million people live there Major city#2 Johannesburg most populous city in south Africa there is about 3.5million people who live there

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Info about South Africa

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  1. Info about South Africa

  2. Intro to South Africa • Major city #1 Cape Town- The most popular destination for tourism in south Africa 3.13million people live there • Major city#2 Johannesburg most populous city in south Africa there is about 3.5million people who live there • Major city#3 Durban – the people of Durban came to south Africa around 100,000 B.C there is about 3million people who live there

  3. Location • The specific location of South Africa is at Africa's southern coast. • It is surrounded by Namibia, Swaziland, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique

  4. Historical facts about south Africa • People migrated to south Africa mostly from Europe • Originated from great lakes region. The religion of Bantu live there now • The Khoisan people were believed to live there for a millennia.

  5. South Africa facts and culture • Isizulu, ISixhosa, Afrikaans, English are the official languages • People live in houses that are a little bit smaller than the average American home or in dirt houses • South Africa’s population is around 43,997,828 as of July 2007 people. • South Africa is slightly less than the 2 times the size of Texas

  6. People society • The official languages of this country are Afrikaans, English, Isindbele, Isixhosa, Isizulu, Northern sotho, Sesotho, steswana, Siswati, tshiuenda, and Xithonga • They use the languages they know and translate them so the young person can understand • It is very bad next to the US. • Most people sell things , Zoo keepers etc. • The average home looks like an american home but a little smaller

  7. Religion • The religions of this country are Zion Christian, Charismatic African,Tintunda. • They use music in the religion to teach in song, example is gospel and Kid Christian

  8. Some of South Africa’s traditional instruments are Treble, Kalimba, Djembe, Ranadium Etc. • They are played like a guitar, plucking with your fingers or hitting with a stick. • These tin, string, deer skin, wood, beeds etc. • The instruments are deeply inbeeted in the countries music because the instruments are a thousand years old and are played a lot. LINK Music

  9. Kalimba • Known as the thumb piano • Has 7 keys that you push down to make an exotic sound

  10. Calabash Shakers • Calabash Shakers are also known as the gourd shell. • They are made of leather, wood, and plastic. • Has large beads inside. • Makes a sound like a maraca but more deeper sound then the maraca. • People like to sing and dance when they hear the Calabash Shakers.

  11. Marimba • The marimba is a percussion instrument • It is arranged like a piano • You play the marimba by striking the Keys or bars with a mallet to play a musical note (Keys usually made of wood)

  12. Zulu Skin Drums • Zulu drums are earthenware pots with animal skins on each end. • They are also known as the vibration drum. • To make this drum make sound, you have to hit it very hard. .

  13. Media links • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITTD89L5Y18mba • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybNu62rbRQU • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7JvPy74IOc • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI8ItWg5Wgc

  14. Government • The type of government that is in South Africa is a constitutional Democracy (Republic) • The government supports music and has developed organizations for music. • Operated like West minister Parliament (English government)

  15. www.wikipedia.com (South Africa) www.info.gov.za www.southAfrica.net www.answersofsouthafrica.com www.southafrica.info www.exploresouthafrica.net www.google.com www.googleimages.com http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/images/set2/yoqui04.jpg Http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1449973/2/istockphoto_1449973_south_african_currency.jpg http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/too2609A.jpg http://www.strive4impact.com/callingadvice_files/flags/cheap-calling-to-south-africa-flag.jpg www.youtube.com http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/textk/images/Kalimba.jpg http://learningobjects.wesleyan.edu/vim/cgi-bin/instrument.cgi?id=70 http://www.rti.org/newsletters/witw/2003dec/SAParliamentBldg.jpg http://a3.vox.com/6a00c225211933604a00d4142104433c7f-320pi http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=+AverageSouth+african+home&gbv=2&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=il http://www.state.gov/cms_images/map_south_africa.gif http://www.aism.co.za/aismnew/appcontext/moreinfo.asp?proclassid=PCMar001&catid=CMus0001&catname=Musical%20Instr. Website List

  16. other information • The South African flag has 6 different colors red, blue, green, white, yellow, and black • Tradional clothing made from natural elements animal skin furs, grass, and leaves • dance plays a bid role in this country • triditional foods brawil, bbq’s, biltong, potlgeistotes • Hosting the 2010 world cup

  17. Photo page

  18. Q’s for audience • What is the population of South Africa? • What is the size of South Africa compared to? (a state) • What are the two main languages of South Africa? • What is the sound of the calabash drums compared to? • How many keys are there on a Kalimba?

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