Perm Region, SolikamskPerm Region, SolikamskSchool School №№1515

20082008

The Republic of South The Republic of South Africa is a country Africa is a country located at the southern located at the southern tip of the continent of tip of the continent of Africa.Africa. To the north of To the north of South Africa lie Namibia, South Africa lie Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Mozambique and Swaziland, while the Swaziland, while the Kingdom of Lesotho is an Kingdom of Lesotho is an independent enclave independent enclave surrounded by South surrounded by South African territory.African territory.

GeographyGeography The area:The area:

1 233 2021 233 202 km in a square km in a square The highest pointThe highest point of the country – of the country –

mountain mountain Shampejn-KaslShampejn-Kasl (3375)(3375) The South African coastThe South African coast stretches stretches

2,798 kilometres2,798 kilometres and borders both the and borders both the Atlantic and Indian oceans.Atlantic and Indian oceans.

VIEWS OF SOUTH AFRICA

Drakensberg mountains, the highest mountain range in South Africa.

Fynbos, a floral kingdom unique to South Africa, is found near Cape Town

Kalahari in Namibia.Gamsberg, South Africa.Sunset at Etosha, National Park

Lone Fall, Blyde River Canyon, South Africa

Industry and agricultureIndustry and agriculture

Production of an Production of an agriculture and the agriculture and the mining industry:mining industry:

MaizeMaize WheatWheat FruitFruit VegetablesVegetables ClapClap GoldGold PlatinumPlatinum ChromeChrome

Industries:Industries: Automobile Automobile Nonferrous Nonferrous

metallurgymetallurgy TextileTextile

AAdministrative devicedministrative device

Capital – Capital – PretoriaPretoria ((administrative), administrative), Cape TownCape Town (legislative),(legislative), Bloemfontein Bloemfontein (judicial).(judicial).

Monetary unit – Monetary unit – South-African South-African randrand((1 rand 1 rand =100=100centscents))

The form of board:The form of board: RepublicRepublic The head of the state, the The head of the state, the

head of the government, the head of the government, the commander-in-chief of armed commander-in-chief of armed forces – forces – the president the president Kgalema MotlantheKgalema Motlanthe

Cities of South AfricaCities of South Africa

The largest cities

Durban

Cape Town

Port Elizabeth

Pretoria

Johannesburg

Bloemfontein

Germanton

PPlacelacess of of interestinterest

The Union Buildings in Pretoria is the home of the South African executive.

The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town.

Side view of the Pretoria Art Museum in Arcadia, Pretoria

The main fountain in the rose garden in the Johannesburg Botanical Garden

Obelisks of the Afrikaans Language Monument, near Paarl.

The University of South Africa.

PPopulationopulation• Ethnic groups: Africans

75,2%, white 13.6%, colored 8.6%, Hindus 2.6%

The population : 41540 Urban population:49% Average life expectancy of

60 years – men, 66years – women.

Level of birth rate (on 1000) 26,4

Death rate (on 1000) 12,3

English language in Southern English language in Southern AfricaAfrica

South Africa has South Africa has eleven official eleven official languageslanguages. While each language . While each language is technically equal to every other, is technically equal to every other, EnglishEnglish and and ZuluZulu have emerged have emerged recently as the chief-among-peers recently as the chief-among-peers as they are the most widely as they are the most widely spoken languages across racial spoken languages across racial barriers as well as globally. They barriers as well as globally. They are also the primary languages are also the primary languages used in government, business used in government, business and commerce.and commerce.

South Africa todaySouth Africa today

PretoriaPretoriaCape TownCape Town

BloemfonteinBloemfonteinDurban Durban

South AfricaSouth Africa

the country of great the country of great contrastscontrasts

1. Name the capital of South Africa.1. Name the capital of South Africa.

PretoriaPretoriaCape TownCape Town

BloemfonteinBloemfonteinDurban Durban

2. Which is the flag of South Africa?2. Which is the flag of South Africa?

A

C

B

D

3. What languages are mainly speaking 3. What languages are mainly speaking in South Africa?in South Africa?

4. Fill in. 4. Fill in. Gobi Desert is situated in East Gobi Desert is situated in East Asia, Sahara Desert – in North Asia, Sahara Desert – in North

Africa, ............ - in South Africa.Africa, ............ - in South Africa.

5. Choose the right answer.

The Afrikaans Monument was erected near Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa in 1975 to commemorate...

A)the victory of Afrikaans peoples in the fight for independence.

B)the Day of knowledge which put an end to illiteracy.

C)the semicentenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Africa