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South Africa By Matt Francis, Cade Thompson, Ali Richter, and Ricky Cooks

Important People Nelson Mandela- One of the greatest political figures of all time. He spent 27 years as political prisoner in South Africa before becoming the country’s 1 st black president. Basetsana Kumalo- Crowned Miss South Africa in 1994 and in the same year became 1 st runner up in the Miss World Pageant. Basil Rathbone- A master of the stage. He was in films such as the Mark of Zorro, Captain Blood, and the Adventures of Robin Hood. The climatic sword fight between Flynn and Rathbone is one of the most famous moments in movie history.

Important Places Pretoria- the Administrative capital Bloemfontein- the Judicial capital Cape Town- the Legislative capital

Physical Features Cape of Good Hope Namib Desert Table Mountain Orange R. Limpopo R.

Human Survival The less fortunate people in South Africa must catch animals or pick berries for food. For water they must go to rivers. More fortunate people can go to markets to get their food and water.

Human Impacts Construction Diamond Mining Agriculture Pollution

Career Opportunities Accounting Engineering Agriculture Government Military Medical Education Sports Financial Services Science Technology Marketing Manufacturing Mining

Geographic Factors and Natural Resources Gold Chronium Copper Uranium Coal Nickel Salt

Culture South Africa’s most popular sports are soccer, rugby, and cricket. Some other significant are swimming, athletics, golf, boxing, tennis, and netball. There are many types of music but one of the most unique styles is called Kwaito. Some famous musicians include Brenda Fassie and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Their ethnic group numbers as of 2001 are 79.4% black, 9.2% white, and 2.6% Asian. The 11 official languages of South Africa are Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu.

Government South Africa is a republic and their president is Jacob Zuma. They have 1 city for each part of the government(administrative, legislative, and judicial). The deputy president is Kgalema Motlanthe. They have a bicameral parliament. The National Council of Provinces has 90 members and the National Assembly has 400 members.

Location South Africa is in the southernmost part of Africa. It borders the Indian Ocean to the south and east. To the west of South Africa is the southern Atlantic Ocean. Lesotho and Swaziland are actually inside South Africa. Namibia is northwest and Botswana is in the north. Zimbabwe and Mozambique are both in the northeast.

Questions How many capitals does South Africa have? A.6 B.3 C.1 D.5 2. Which of these is a mountain in South Africa? A. Table B. Everest C. St. Helens D. McKinley 3. Which of these towns is the Legislative capital? A. Pretoria B. Bloemfontein C. Cape Town D. Durban 4. How many official languages do they have? A.16 B.11 C.6 D.9 5. Finish this “ The Cape of Good” what?

Questions What type of government does South Africa have? 7. Name 3 of the 5 colors on the South African flag. 8. What borders South Africa to the north? 9. True or False? Zulu is one of the official languages. 10. How many members does the National Assembly have?

Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. Hope 6. Republic 7. red, blue, yellow, green, or black 8. Botswana 9. True

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