1. South Africa

3. Land

4. Land
• Borders both the (1) ATLANTIC and Indian
Ocean

5. Land
• Borders both the (1) ATLANTIC and Indian
Ocean
• Cape of Good Hope is the most (2)
SOUTHERN point on the continent

6. Land
• Borders both the (1) ATLANTIC and Indian
Ocean
• Cape of Good Hope is the most (2)
SOUTHERN point on the continent
• There are several mountain ranges,
including the (3) DRAKENSBERG Range

17. Economy

18. Economy
• Has a lot of (4) NATURAL RESOURCES,
including diamonds, minerals, and gold

19. Economy
• Has a lot of (4) NATURAL RESOURCES,
including diamonds, minerals, and gold
• Most (5) INDUSTRIALIZED country in
Africa

20. Economy
• Has a lot of (4) NATURAL RESOURCES,
including diamonds, minerals, and gold
• Most (5) INDUSTRIALIZED country in
Africa
• Agriculture and ranching produce a lot of
food

21. Economy
• Has a lot of (4) NATURAL RESOURCES,
including diamonds, minerals, and gold
• Most (5) INDUSTRIALIZED country in
Africa
• Agriculture and ranching produce a lot of
food
• In rural areas, people are poor and work on
subsistence farms

22. History

23. History
• 1600’s: Dutch (known as the (6) BOERS) settle in
South Africa

24. History
• 1600’s: Dutch (known as the (6) BOERS) settle in
South Africa
• Germans, Belgians, and French joined them

25. History
• 1600’s: Dutch (known as the (6) BOERS) settle in
South Africa
• Germans, Belgians, and French joined them
• Spoke (7) AFRIKAANS

26. History
• 1600’s: Dutch (known as the (6) BOERS) settle in
South Africa
• Germans, Belgians, and French joined them
• Spoke (7) AFRIKAANS
• Took the best land

27. History
• 1600’s: Dutch (known as the (6) BOERS) settle in
South Africa
• Germans, Belgians, and French joined them
• Spoke (7) AFRIKAANS
• Took the best land
• 1800’s: British come to South Africa

28. History
• 1600’s: Dutch (known as the (6) BOERS) settle in
South Africa
• Germans, Belgians, and French joined them
• Spoke (7) AFRIKAANS
• Took the best land
• 1800’s: British come to South Africa
• 1902: British defeat the Boers in the Boer War

29. History

30. History
• 1912: African National Congress founded by black
South Africans

31. History
• 1912: African National Congress founded by black
South Africans
• 1948: (8) APARTHEID starts

32. History
• 1912: African National Congress founded by black
South Africans
• 1948: (8) APARTHEID starts
• Races laws that grouped people by race and made
it illegal to mix

33. History
• 1912: African National Congress founded by black
South Africans
• 1948: (8) APARTHEID starts
• Races laws that grouped people by race and made
it illegal to mix
• Whites were given the best of everything while
other races were given little

34. History
• 1912: African National Congress founded by black
South Africans
• 1948: (8) APARTHEID starts
• Races laws that grouped people by race and made
it illegal to mix
• Whites were given the best of everything while
other races were given little
• 1991: Apartheid ends

35. History
• 1912: African National Congress founded by black
South Africans
• 1948: (8) APARTHEID starts
• Races laws that grouped people by race and made
it illegal to mix
• Whites were given the best of everything while
other races were given little
• 1991: Apartheid ends
• 1994: (9) NELSON MANDELA is elected as the first
black president in the first democratic election

41. People

42. People
• (10) 44 million people

43. People
• (10) 44 million people
• 78% (11) BLACK

44. People
• (10) 44 million people
• 78% (11) BLACK
• 3 largest ethnic groups: (12) ZULU, Sotho, and
Xhosa

45. People
• (10) 44 million people
• 78% (11) BLACK
• 3 largest ethnic groups: (12) ZULU, Sotho, and
Xhosa
• 11 official languages

46. People
• (10) 44 million people
• 78% (11) BLACK
• 3 largest ethnic groups: (12) ZULU, Sotho, and
Xhosa
• 11 official languages
• European South Africans: high standard of living

47. People
• (10) 44 million people
• 78% (11) BLACK
• 3 largest ethnic groups: (12) ZULU, Sotho, and
Xhosa
• 11 official languages
• European South Africans: high standard of living
• Black South Africans: many live in (13)
TOWNSHIPS and live in poverty

48. People
• (10) 44 million people
• 78% (11) BLACK
• 3 largest ethnic groups: (12) ZULU, Sotho, and
Xhosa
• 11 official languages
• European South Africans: high standard of living
• Black South Africans: many live in (13)
TOWNSHIPS and live in poverty
• Very high rate of HIV/AIDS

58. Did you know?
• Home to many species of animal including
hippos, lions, penguins, great white sharks,
giraffe, mongoose, cheetahs, rhinos, and
many more
• South Africa has three capitals
• Bloemfontain (judicial)
• Cape Town (legislative)
• Pretoria (executive)