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Made by: Manisha Saha and Krittika Barua

Flora and Fauna Africa has a variety of plants and habitats. South is known as the home of 20,000 different types of plants. They have the nearly 10% of all the plant species on earth. On the dry western part of the country, aloes and euphorbias can be found. Baobab trees can be found in the northeastern part of the country. Grassland covers the largest area of the country. South Africa has national parks and national reserves to protect animals.

Baobab Trees

Grassland

Fauna South African Giraffe, Kruger National Park

Birds The Blue Crane is the National Bird of South Africa

Climate Southern Africa climate has warm, sunny days and cool night. Rainfall generally occurs during the summer and in the southwest around Cape Town, rainfall occurs in winter. South Africa is surrounded by Atlantic Ocean on the west and Indian ocean on the east. Winters in South Africa are between June and August. The western part of the country has a Mediterranean climate with warm to hot, dry, sunny summer weather and mild, and rainy conditions in winter. The country is divided with three geographical areas the central plateau Highveld, the costal plains Lowveld and the desert area Kalahari basin.