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S outh A frica

S outh A frica. South African Timeline . Dutch settlers find the first settlement at the Table Mountains. Settlers leave the Cape towards the Orange Free State. The Xhosa people migrate east further into the country. The British annex Zululand and bring more people to South Africa.

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S outh A frica

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  1. South Africa

  2. South African Timeline Dutch settlers find the first settlement at the Table Mountains Settlers leave the Cape towards the Orange Free State The Xhosa people migrate east further into the country The British annex Zululand and bring more people to South Africa Nelson Mandela establishes a strong and prosperous government Zulu King Shaka starts the mightiest kingdom in South African history

  3. Important Historical Figures Nelson Mandela Basil Rathbone BasetsanaKumalo Greatest political figure of all time South African actor and the master of stage and screen Fashion icon and Miss South Africa 1994 Miriam Makeba Chirstiaan Barnard Lyndon Ferns South African singer and civil rights activist Performed the world’s first human-to-human heart transplant South African Olympic swimmer and world record holder

  4. Locations of Historical Significance Kimberley Big Hole Victoria Falls Old diamond mine over 1,097m deep Thousands of years of erosion and twice the size of Niagara Falls Cederberg Mountains Huge landmarks lie all over these mountains in the western cape provinces

  5. Religion About 80 percent of all South Africans are Christians, and most are Protestants. More than 8 million South Africans are members of African Independent churches, which have at least 4,000 congregations. The earliest southern African religions, those of the Khoisan peoples, were more complex than early missionaries often recorded. Their beliefs and practices were substantially eroded by contacts with Europeans.

  6. Ethnic Groups The black population consists of several groups: Khoi-San, Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, Sotho, Shangaan and Venda, just to name a few. The biggest groups are Zulus, Xhosas, and the Sotho. Next smaller minorities are the Tswana, Venda, Ndebele, Swasi, and Pedi, among others.

  7. Food Babotie Frikkadels Pear Salad

  8. Holidays/Culture In South African culture, holidays are celebrated over the top. Festivals and parties in South Africa are some of the most overdone in the entire world. Everything in South Africa gets celebrated from birthdays to Christmas and President’s Day to Worker’s Day.

  9. Economy GDP: $287 billion. Real GDP growth rate: 3.7% (5-year average) GDP per capita: $5,787. Unemployment: 25.2%. Natural resources: It is the only country in the world that manufactures fuel from coal. Industry: Types--minerals, mining, motor vehicles and parts, machinery, textiles, chemicals, fertilizer, information technology, electronics, other manufacturing, and agro-processing.GDP composition: Agriculture, mining, industries, and services. South Africa is one of the largest producers of platinum, manganese, gold, and chrome in the world; also significant coal production. Currency in South Africa: rand (ZAR) 1 South African Rand = 0.14354 US Dollar 1 US Dollar (USD) = 6.96647 South African Rand (ZAR)

  10. Physical Map

  11. Political Map

  12. THE END

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