It is one of the earth's oldest and stable landmasses. This is why there are no

folded mountain ranges. The only mountain ranges that are similar to that kind

of range, would be those in the southern tip. This is where the north-south

ranges meet an east-west range in the Paarl area. The rest of the country has

been slightly pitted so that interior lakes like the Okovango Delta have no

outlet to the sea. Most of the country is at an elevation of 3,000 to 6,500 feet

above sea level. South Africa lies north of 35 S latitude and is surrounded on

three sides by the Indian and Atlantic oceans. Two large high-pressure areas

control the weather in South Africa brought over by both of the oceans, in the

winter a belt of depressions moves northward to bring rains to the south.

During the summer moist tropical air masses migrate southward, bringing

frequent thunderstorms. There are not many rivers in South Africa, and those

few are not navigable. The unpredictable rainfall makes drought in the areas a

very common problem. The towns and cities cannot depend on

copious amounts of private services throughout South Africa. The medical

largest cities in South Africa that is not placed on a coast, a lakeshore, or a

Dutch, and Flemish. These people are descendents of the Boers, who were

fruits, vegetables, corn, and cane sugar. Dairy and beef cattle are raised in

lacking in the countryside, and it would be a very expensive problem to fix.

These groups include blacks, whites, Coloreds, and Asians (sometimes

Gem-quality and industrial diamonds are both mined in large quantities and

mining and industry. This happened around 1920 and today are moving

source of water for the year. Water supplies for both the town and the

amount of land that South Africa encompasses, surprisingly only 15% of the

network of rail lines. The city is sometimes called the "city of gold", because

They were reinforced by the others that became attracted by the diamond,

independent clinics in the black township of Soweto (mentioned earlier.)

there are an abundant amount of dams in the country, the populations of both

rivers. Many of the dams provide hydroelectric power to the national

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