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1 South Africa Presented by Ian Juul
Introduction & Greetings Agriculture Natural Resources Architecture Transportation

2 SOUTH AFRICA – SOUTHERN PART OF AFRICAN CONTINENT

3 INTRODUCTION FOUNDED IN 1652 – DUTCH EXPLORERS
POPULATION – AROUND 50 MILLION (1/7TH OF USA) 25TH LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD / POPULATION VERY DIVERSE – LANGUAGES (11), RACE GROUPS, CULTURES LARGEST ECONOMY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA FIRST WORLD & THIRD WORLD - RICH AND POOR HISTORY OF RACIAL UNFAIRNESS / APARTHEID POVERTY / HEALTH ISSUES – DISEASES, CRIME

4 Corn, wheat, Sugarcane, cotton, fruits, peanuts, tobacco, vegetables, vineyards, grazing / livestock (beef, sheep, ostrich, wild game)

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6 NATURAL RESOURCES ORIGINALLY ; AGRICULTURE AND MINING
MINING – DIAMONDS, GOLD & PLATINUM MORE RECENTLY ; TECHNOLOGY & MANUFACTURING SCARCE RESOURCES ; WATER & ELECTRICITY MONEY EXCESS RESOURCES ; LABOR - UNSKILLED

7 ARCHITECTURE - TRADITIONAL

8 ARCHITECTURE - MODERN

9 TRANSPORTATION – TRADITIONAL

10 TRANSPORTATION – TRADITIONAL

11 TRANSPORTATION – MODERN

12 TRANSPORTATION – MODERN

13 Questions & answer time
Baie Dankie (many thanks – Afrikaans - Dutch) Hamba Gashle (go well – Zulu – Chaka Zulu) Chigara Mushi (stay well – Shona - Zimbabwe) Thank you

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