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South Africa

5 themes of geography

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Location

Relative LocationSurrounded by Namibia , Botswana , Zimbabwe , and Mozambique

Absolute Location25 degrees south , 28 degrees east

Place

Human CharacteristicsPopulation: 49,052,489 est. 2009

Visits since 1997-2007: 9,000,000Top 2 major languages in South Africa are Afrikaans & EnglishStructure if Government- constitutional democracy ( the government is based on the permission of people)Major transportations used in South Africa- minibus taxis or cars

minibus taxis

Cities

President Jacob Zuma

Food

Physical CharacteristicsMajor Mountains in South Africa;

Njesuthi - 3408 meters

Sentinel- 3165 meters

Cathaderal Park- 3004 meters

Sneeuberg- 2027 meters

Tafelberg- 1969 meters

Njesuthi Sentinel

Cathaderal Park

Sneeuberg

TafelBerg

AgricultureFruits grown in South Africa like :

grapes, apples, cherries, peaches, pears, mangoes, lychees, papayas, bananas, etc. are exported mostly to Europe

Wine is a major export with South Africa. It has been ranked 5th largest

maker worldwideWheat and Sugarcanes are also grown

in South Africa

South Africa also have livestock farming. They have animals like : sheep, cows, ostrich, antelope, etc.

ClimateThe Northwest part of South Africa is very dry . The south part of South Africa is usually a tropical climate.

H.E.IHuman Environment Interaction

Cold weather are bad for growing food outside and raising

animalds outsideWarm weather is good for tourist and beach

goers

Region Formal Regions-

City of Johannesburg- 3,888,180

City of Cape Town- 3,497,097

Ethekwini-3,468,086

City of Tshwane-2,345,908

Nelson Mandela Bay Metro-1,050,930

City of Johannesburg

City of Cape Town

Ethekwini City of Tshwane

Nelson Mandela Bay Metro

MovementMajor Exported Goods- gold, diamonds, platinum

Inventions by South Africans-

1. C.A.T Scan was developed by Allan Cormack

2. Dr. Chris Barnard performed the first heart transplant

3. The first swimming pool vaccum cleaner was invented by Ferdinand

Chauvierfor more inventions go on to

www.southafrica.info/business/trends/innovations/inventions

Chris Barnard, Ferdinand Chauvier , Allan Cormack

For More Information About South Africa

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