South Africa Presented by Ian Juul Introduction & Greetings Agriculture Natural Resources Architecture Transportation
SOUTH AFRICA – SOUTHERN PART OF AFRICAN CONTINENT
INTRODUCTION FOUNDED IN 1652 – DUTCH EXPLORERS POPULATION – AROUND 50 MILLION (1/7TH OF USA) 25TH LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD / POPULATION VERY DIVERSE – LANGUAGES (11), RACE GROUPS, CULTURES LARGEST ECONOMY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA FIRST WORLD & THIRD WORLD - RICH AND POOR HISTORY OF RACIAL UNFAIRNESS / APARTHEID POVERTY / HEALTH ISSUES – DISEASES, CRIME
Corn, wheat, Sugarcane, cotton, fruits, peanuts, tobacco, vegetables, vineyards, grazing / livestock (beef, sheep, ostrich, wild game)
NATURAL RESOURCES ORIGINALLY ; AGRICULTURE AND MINING MINING – DIAMONDS, GOLD & PLATINUM MORE RECENTLY ; TECHNOLOGY & MANUFACTURING SCARCE RESOURCES ; WATER & ELECTRICITY MONEY EXCESS RESOURCES ; LABOR - UNSKILLED
ARCHITECTURE - TRADITIONAL
ARCHITECTURE - MODERN
TRANSPORTATION – TRADITIONAL
TRANSPORTATION – TRADITIONAL
TRANSPORTATION – MODERN
TRANSPORTATION – MODERN
Questions & answer time Baie Dankie (many thanks – Afrikaans - Dutch) Hamba Gashle (go well – Zulu – Chaka Zulu) Chigara Mushi (stay well – Shona - Zimbabwe) Thank you