Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The 5 Great of South Africa


South Africa has many different animals. But these are the five great animals because it brings a lot of tourism. They are also the great five because they are strong, they are on the top of the food chain. Also because they represent power and independence. But this isn't the only tourist attractions there are also things such as the Kruger National Park, museums, beaches, golf, game reserves, bird and whale watching, and fishing. These animals are some of the features of South Africa.

Response Questions:

1. These are the animals that represent South Africa, what other animals do you think could represent South Africa?

2. What animals do you think could best represent Canada, and why?

Friday, January 23, 2009



This is an example of the play pump. The play pump is a device used to get fresh clean water from hundreds of meters deep in the ground. Before the play pumps were created they had to use dirty infected water because they didn't have any places to get the clean water. This system costs about $7000 each but provides safe water for Africans. These are one of the special things in south Africa. It also keeps the kids healthy and active. The play pump works because when the kids spin the huge wheel, the water gets pushed through the piping and goes into a pipe where you collect your clean and healthy water.

Link to Play Pump Video:

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/green-kids/playpumps-kids.html

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

South Africa is known for many things such as apartheid, the popularity of HIV and AIDS,and the first apperence of the play-pump. These are just a few of the many things, thats what makes South Africa a really special place. There are many different types of people living in South Africa such as British, African, Dutch, Asians and many different black tribes. South Africa has 11 types of National languages, the population in South Africa is around 48 million people, almost every single person speaks at least one of these languages. These languages are English, Afrikaans, Isilulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tshivenda, IsiNdebele, IsiXhosa and Xitsonga. South Africa is located between the Indian and Atlantic Ocean.