SOUTH AFRICA

HISTORY

• South Africa was settled in the 4th century
• Jan Van Riebeeck founded Cape Colony at Table Bay in 1652
• British forces capture Cape Colony from the Netherlands in 1795
• Shaka Zulu founds and expands the Zulu empire, creating a strong fighting force
• http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14094918

HISTORY CONTINUED

• Diamonds were found in Kimberley in 1867
• Gold is discovered in the Transvaal, triggering the gold rush in mid 1880s
• National party was founded in 1914
• Policy of apartheid adopted when National Party takes power
• http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14094918

POPULATION AND MAJOR CITIES

• South Africa- 51.19 million people
• Cape Town-3,433,441
• Durban- 3,120,282
• http://www.geonames.org/ZA/largest-cities-in-south-africa.html

ETHNICITITES

• African- 79.2%
• White- 8.9%
• Coloured- 8.9%
• Other- 3%
• http://www.southafrica.info/about/people/population.htm#.Uz6zRn-9KK0

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Gold, coal, iron ore, nickel, tin, copper
• Rare earth element, gen diamonds, platinum
• Salt, natural gases
• http://www.indexmundi.com/south_africa/natural_resources.html

GOVERNMENT AND LEADER

• Leader- Jacob Zuma
• Type of Govt.- Constitutional democracy
• http://m.search.eb.com/topic/1113190- leader
• http://www.southafrica.info/about/government/gov.htm#.Uz6233-9KSM- government

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AGRICULTURE

• 12% of south Africa's land is able to be farmed
• Only 22% is high potential arable land
• Crops grown here-tobacco, wool, oilseeds, and dried fruit
• http://www.photius.com/countries/south_africa/economy/south_africa_economy_...
• http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/sectors/agricultural-sector.ht...

PHYSICAL FEATURES

• South Africa- 1.2 million kilometers in area
• 3 geographic regions- African plateau, great escarpment, coastal plains
• Kruger National Park- most popular wildlife reserve in South Africa
• http://geography.about.com/od/southafricamaps/a/southafrica.htm

PHYSICAL FEATURES CONTINUED

• Major landmarks
• Cape Town and cape peninsula
• Winelands
• Garden route
• http://www.southafrica.net/country/us/en/top10/entry/top-10-attractions-enu...

COUNTRY'S WARS

• Border war
• Anglo-boer war
• http://www.historytoday.com/gary-baines/south-africa’s-forgotten-war

CLIMATE

• Mostly semi arid
• Eastern coast is subtropical
• Western coast is arid
• http://www.sa-venues.com/no/weather.htm

ONE MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENT

• End of Apartheid
• Leader was Nelson Mandela
• Goal was to get equalization between blacks and whites
• Mandela was sentenced to prison for 30 years because of this
• He got out and stopped fighting, they made peace

MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENT CONT.

• "Mendela" movie
• http://www.history.com/topics/nelson-mandela

EDUCATION

• Three bands of education
• General education and training
• Further education and training
• Higher education and training
• http://www.southafrica.info/about/education/education.htm#.U0P3V3-9KSN

EDUCATION CONT.

• School life span is 13 years or grades
• School act of 1996 made school compulsory for all South Africans
• Age 7-15
• 74% of students passed the matriculation exams
• http://www.southafrica.info/about/education/education.htm#.U0P3V3-9KSN

INDUSTRIES

• Automotive- turbo charged engines
• Tourism- one of the worlds fastest growing leisures
• Mining and minerals- world leader in mining
• ICT and electronics- 20th largest consumer of IT products and services in world
• http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/sectors/

ONE CURRENT NEWS ARTICLE

• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10749116/Nigeria-overtakes-Sou...