1 / 12

Africa

Africa. Your Name Social Studies 6-x March 2007 Coach Stevenson. Map of Africa. South Africa. Geography: Climate:. Government of Nation 1. Type of Government: Head of State: Capitol City:. Major religions: Languages:.

kamuzu
Download Presentation

Africa

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Africa Your Name Social Studies 6-x March 2007 Coach Stevenson

  2. Map of Africa

  3. South Africa • Geography: • Climate:

  4. Government of Nation 1 Type of Government: Head of State: Capitol City:

  5. Major religions: Languages: Economic Life:(How do the people earn their living? What kind of work do the people do?) Culture of Nation 1

  6. Interesting Facts about Nation 1

  7. Nation 2 • Geography: • Climate:

  8. Government of Nation 2 Type of Government: Head of State: Capitol City:

  9. Major religions: Languages: Economic Life:(How do the people earn their living? What kind of work do the people do?) Culture of Nation 2

  10. Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent. It borders the countries of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland. Lesotho is an independent nation, entirely surrounded by South African territory. South Africa has the largest population of people of European descent in Africa, the largest Indian population outside of Asia, as well as the largest Coloured (of mixed European and African descent) community in Africa, making it one of the most ethnically diverse countries on the continent. Racial and ethnic strife between the black majority and the white minority have played a large part in the country's history and politics. The National Party began introducing the policy of apartheid after winning the general election of 1948; however, it was the same party under the leadership of F.W. de Klerk who started to dismantle it in 1990 after a long struggle by the black majority, as well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans. The country is one of the few in Africa never to have had a coup d'état, and regular free and fair elections have been held since 1994, making it a regional power and among the most stable and liberal democracies in Africa. The economy of South Africa is the largest andmost well-developed of the entire African continent, with modern infrastructure common throughout the country. South Africa has 11 official languages: Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana, and Venda. In this regard it is second only to India in number. As a result, there are many official names for the country. Nelson Mandela, imprisoned for 27 years, fought against Apartheid South Africa has coastlines on the Indian and Atlantic Oceans Table Mountain, found in Cape Town, is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world SOUTH AFRICA Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent. It borders the countries of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland. Lesotho is an independent nation, entirely surrounded by South African territory.  South Africa has the largest population of people of European descent in Africa, the largest Indian population outside of Asia, as well as the largest Coloured (of mixed European and African descent) community in Africa, making it one of the most ethnically diverse countries on the continent. Racial and ethnic strife between the black majority and the white minority have played a large part in the country's history and politics. The National Party began introducing the policy of apartheid after winning the general election of 1948; however, it was the same party under the leadership of F.W. de Klerk who started to dismantle it in 1990 after a long struggle by the black majority, as well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans. South African Flag

  11. Interesting Facts about Nation 2

  12. Works Cited “Ethiopia: Overview.” World Geography. ABC-CLIO Schools Subscription Web Sites. <http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/library/maps/Countrydisplay.aspx?categoryid=1&countryid=60&bmap=False&nav=non.> (8-Jan-03) “Kenya.” CIA-The World Factbook 2002. January 1, 2002. <http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ke.html> (8-Jan-03)

More Related