SOUTH AFRICAPower Point by Sabie M. #11

LOCATION

CAPITAL COORDINATS

CAPE TOWNLatitude: -33.91667 Longitude: 18.41667

PRETORIA Latitude: -25.70694 Longitude: 28.22944

BLOMFONTEIN Latitude: 32° 12' 0 S Longitude: 23° 49' 0 E

South Africa is on the southern tip of Africa. It is also surrounded by two oceans, the Atlantic ocean and the Indian ocean. South Africa has three capitals. They are named Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein. Cape Town is the legislative capital, Pretoria is the executive capital, and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital.

PLACENATURAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH

AFRICA

Gold Chromium Antimony

CoalIron Ore

Manganese Nickel

Phosphates Tin

Rare Earth ElementsUranium

Gem Diamonds Platinum Copper

Vanadium Salt

Natural Gas

There are many physical features in South Africa. The major rivers of South Africa are the Orange, Limpopo and Molopo rivers. There is only one mountain in South Africa, and that is the Drakensberg Mountains. There are two deserts in South Africa. The Kalahari desert and the Namib desert. Not a lot of people live near these wonderful sights. Most people in South Africa live in the city.

MOVEMENT

South Africa was once a colony of Great Britain.

It was established in 1806.

South Africa has many exports. They include gold, diamonds, platinum, machinery, and equipment. South Africa also has many imports. This includes machinery and equipment, chemicals, scientific instruments, and food materials. There are a lot of travel destinations in South Africa. These places include Cape Town, the Kruger Park, the Garden Route, and of Sun City. Cape Town is considered as one of the top 10 destinations in the world.

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

SOUTH AFRICA’S CLIMATE/WEATHER

SPRING-warm, most plants grow

SUMMER- hot sunny days, stormy afternoons

FALL-warm, very little rain

WINTER-dry sunny days, cold nights

South Africa is very sunny. The average rainfall there is 464mm. Most people in South Africa work as waitresses, shop assistants, cleaners, gardeners, and clerks in cities and towns.

REGIONS

Lesotho is a county inside

of South Africa.

There are many different kinds of people who live in South Africa. These people include colored people, white people, Africans, Asians, and Indians. The oceans that surround South Africa are the southern Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

FUN FACTS!

THE TABLE MOUTIAN, LOCATED IN CAPE TOWN, IS BELIEVED TO BE THE OLDEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD!

SOUTH AFRICA HAS THE HIGHEST BUNGI JUMP IN THE WORLD! IT’S 710 FEET!

THE WORLD’S LARGEST DIOMOND WAS FOUND IN SOUTH AFRICA! ITS NAME IS THE CULLINAN Diamond, WEIGHING 3,106.75 KARATS!

SABIE IS A TOWN IN SOUTH AFRICA!

CREDITS!

INFORMATION-Wiki Answers, Yahoo, Google

TYPING-Sabie Marcellus

SPECIAL THANKS- Mr. Smith and Miss Cotter

THANK YOU FOR WATHCING!