South Africa

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/south-africa

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is South Africa?1,221,037 square kilometers (471,445 square miles)
2. How many people live in South Africa?Over 63 million (as of recent estimates)
3. What language do people speak in South Africa?11, including Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, and Sotho
4. What is the capital cities?Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
5. What shape is South Africa and where is it located?South Africa is shaped like a giant triangle at the bottom of the African continent, right at the southern tip.
6. Why does South Africa have such a long coastline?Its coastline stretches 2,798 kilometers and touches both the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, making it a key spot for ships.

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