South Africa
By : Kelly
Natural Resource
these are some natural resource in South Africa:
- Gold
- Coal
- Iron
- Ore
- Nickel
- Tin
- Gem diamond
- Copper
- Salt
- Natural gas
Ethnic group
- 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 (21 %),
- it has 10-11 million of people,
- most of them live in KwaZulu-Natal.
- During 19th and 20th centuries,Zulu people were classed as third-class citizens and suffered from state-sanctioned discrimination.
- They remain today the most numerous ethnic group in South Africa, and now have equal rights along with all other citizens.
Apartheid
- Apartheid is when they separated different color's people, won't let them live in the same place and they can't even married .
- Racial segregation in South Africa began in colonial times under putch and British rule.
- 4 racial group are: Native, White , Colored ,and Asian.
- There were way more whites than blacks, but later more than 80% of the land in South Africa was set aside for this minority.
Other Cool things I learn
- Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is the first elected president in 1994.
- Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a South African anti-apartheid activist ,it significance he can help to stop the apartheid.
- Two bodies of water that border South Africa is Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.
- Challenges South Africa faces today:
- Too few South Africans in work
- The quality of school education for most black people is sub standard
- Poorly located and inadequate infrastructure limits social inclusion and faster economic growth
- South Africa's growth path is highly resource intensive and hence unsustainable
- The performance of the public service is uneven
- South Africa remains a divided society.