1. Southern Africa: South Africa
Unit 4

2. Climate/Terrain
The coastline stretches from the desert border to the Atlantic coast
The country has 9 provinces
Climate: Semi-arid
Average temperatures are around degrees Fahrenheit

4. Government / Economy 3 Capitals: Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Pretoria
The city of Johannesburg is
the heart of the country
Government: Republic
Head of State: President
Main exports: diamonds, corn,
gold, wool, and sugar
Currency: South African Rand
1 USD = SAR

5. Demography / Culture Population: 48,375,645 Life expectancy: 49
Ethnic groups: Black African 79.2 %, White 8.9 %
Religions: Protestant 36.6%,
Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 1.5%
Literacy Rate: 93%

6. Brief History
The Dutch East India Company landed with the first European settlers in 1652
Britain took possession in 1815
The discovery of diamonds in 1867, brought outsiders to South Africa
In 1912, they declared their independence

7. Brief History continued…….
An ‘Apartheid’ policy issued in 1948:
A policy of strict racial segregation and discrimination, in which races are completely divided
In 1962, Nelson Mandela was imprisoned fighting for the equality of all
In the 1990’s, the Apartheid policy was removed
Nelson Mandela was elected as the first native African president in 1994

8. Tourism
Garden Route
Robben Island
V&A Waterfront

9. Interesting Facts South Africa has high unemployment rates.
Member of the UN
The first human heart transplant was performed in a Cape Town hospital in 1967.
Drivers use the left-hand side of the road in South Africa.
The most popular sports in South Africa
are football (soccer), rugby and cricket.

10. Food