South Africa

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South Africa

• Virtual Museum

Made by Kira Weiner
Sources and thank yous
Click on the pictures to visit an exhibit.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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Education in South Africa
South African art
NOTE The song playing is Abantwana
Basethempeleni from the South African Legends CD
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South African Art
Like the frog ornament above, wire and bead
pieces and collectibles are sold on almost every
street corner in South Africa. Things like mini
bicycles and globes are popular.
Beading is very popular in South Africa. It was
once the sign of tribal royalty. Beads are used
for jewelry, decorating items such as matchboxes,
and Ndebele dolls.
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An embroidered picture, made by Jane Msibi.
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Education in South Africa
And about the students

• By law, no child can be excluded from a state
  school if his or her parents can't afford to pay
  the fees.

• 86.4 of the population is literate.

• South Africa has more than a million students
  enrolled in the country's 24 state-funded
  institutions
• 11 universities
• 5 universities of technology and
• 6 comprehensive institutions.

• In the 1990s, only about 40 of the population
  was admitted into schools.
• In 2005 the rate was 86.3, much higher than
  before.

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Some houses are painted in bright colors and bold
patterns.
Basketry and ceramics were brought to perfection
in traditional South African society long ago.
They are found in galleries and peoples shelves
all over South Africa.
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SOURCES
www.southafrica.info The best website ever about
South Africa, where I got a lot of
information! https//www.cia.gov/library/publicati
ons/the-world-factbook/index.html The CIA World
Factbook Website, statistics galore!
THANK YOU
Hamorah Margaret for being there and then
leaving, Hamorah Chava Lava for helping us and
letting me call her a weird name, And my madre
and padre who came from South Africa and got me a
lot of info!
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THANK YOU FOR VISITING THE SOUTH AFRICAN CULTURAL
MUSEUM!
To The Land Slideshow
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The Land

• By
• Devon Nikfard 7B

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A detailed map of South Africa
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Two Geographic, demographic, and environmental
descriptions (include landforms and vegetation
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Geographic

• Location
• Area
• Terrain
• Natural Resources
• Natural Hazards

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Demographic

• Birth
• Death
• Life expectancy at birth
• Population
• Literacy

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environmental descriptions

• Vegetation
• Weather
• Animals

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Major Cities

• Johannesburg
• Cape Town
• East London
• Durban

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South Africa History and Culture

• By
• Maya Zwang

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Historical History

• San and Khoekhoe people in 4th century
• 100,000 years of living
• Discovery of diamonds
• Republic in 1961

http//www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107983.html
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Tourist Attractions
Augrabies Falls National Park

• Boulder Beach
• Cape Town
• Augrabies Falls National Park
• Kalahari Desert

Boulder Beach
Cape Town
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Independence

• Hard to get there
• Nelson Mandela
• Peace rallies
• Apartheid

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Timeline
1960 Seventy black demonstrators killed at
Sharpeville. ANC banned.
1497 Portugesse explorer Vasco da Gama lands on
Natal coast
1795 British forces seize Cape Colony from the
Netherlands. Territory is returned to the Dutch
in 1803 ceded to the British in 1806.
Mid 1880s Gold is discovered in the Transvaal,
triggering the gold rush
4th Century San and Khoekhoe people come
1856 Natal separates from the Cape Colony.
1984-89 Township revolt, state of emergency.
1914 National Party founded.
1867 Diamonds discovered at Kimberley.
1996 - Parliament adopts new constitution.
National Party withdraws from coalition, saying
it is being ignored.
1960s International pressure against government
begins, South Africa excluded from Olympic Games.
Nelson Mandela
http//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1069402.stm
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THE END!!!!!!!!! (Of My Part)
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South African People

• By Ben Walzer

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The Many Languages
The people of South Africa speak many languages.
The official languages of South Africa are
Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho,
Southern Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda,
Xhosa and Zulu.
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Imports and Exports

• Exports
• Gold, diamonds and platinum are three major
  exports of South Africa. Other exports are coal
  and copper.
• Imports
• Because South Africa does not have all the
  resources they need the import food stuffs,
  machinery, petrolium products and chemicals.

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Currency

• The currency of South Africa is called Rand. To
  the left is a picture of some bills and coins of
  the South African currency.

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The Economy

• The economy of Africa is mostly based off of
  services and working in agriculture. 45 of the
  people work in services and 30 work in
  agriculture.

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The Government

• South Africa has a constitutional democracy,
  seperated into three sections. Each of these
  sections has its own legislative power and
  authority.

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THE END!