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Geography of Southern Africa
Made by: Manisha Saha and Krittika Barua
Flora and FaunaAfrica has a variety of plants and habitats. South is known as the home of 20,000 different types of
plants. They have the nearly 10% of all the plant species on
earth. On the dry western part of the country, aloes and
euphorbias can be found. Baobab trees can be found in the northeastern part of
the country. Grassland covers the largest area of the country. South Africa has national parks and national reserves
to protect animals.
Baobab Trees
Grassland
Fauna
South African Giraffe, Kruger National Park
Birds
The Blue Crane is the National Bird of South Africa
Climate Southern Africa climate has warm, sunny days and cool
night. Rainfall generally occurs during the summer and in the
southwest around Cape Town, rainfall occurs in winter. South Africa is surrounded by Atlantic Ocean on the west
and Indian ocean on the east. Winters in South Africa are between June and August. The
western part of the country has a Mediterranean climate with warm to hot, dry, sunny summer weather and mild, and rainy conditions in winter.
The country is divided with three geographical areas the central plateau Highveld, the costal plains Lowveld and the desert area Kalahari basin.