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33° 55′ 31″ S, 18° 25′ 26″ E ||||||  ||   ||=   || Atlanta is south of the appalachian mountains. It is east of the city of Birmingham. It's north of of the city of Albany. Atlanta is west of the city of Augusta. ||= **LOCATION:** Cape Town is 400 miles south of Namibia. It is east of the Atlantic ocean. It's north of the southern ocean. Cape Town is west of the Indian ocean. || About 150 years ago, the cotton industry dominated Georgia’s economy. Although cotton is still grown there today, Georgia has added many other sources of income to its economy. Factories throughout Georgia manufacture products like cars and airplanes. Textile plants make rugs and carpets, and mills turn trees into paper. Atlanta has become the financial and trading capital of the southeast. Large corporations like the Coca-Cola company base their headquarters there. Poultry is the most important agricultural product. The state also grows delicious watermelons, peanuts, pecans, and the famous Georgia peaches. **Ideas:** 90% of Americans have cellphones 99% of Americans have a TV 70% of Americans have Internet Access The United States has an extensive network of paved highways, and people use private cars to get around. In large cities, urban mass-transit systems are common. In many areas, however, public transportation systems are not well developed. Many people travel by air, and the United States has the largest number of private airline companies in the world. Passenger train travel is limited to short commuter distances and relatively few cross-country routes; trains more frequently transport goods. || **MOVEMENT:** South African traditional food is best known for Cape Town, it is often used equivalent with Cape Dutch style cooking. As the traditional cooking in South Africa was influenced by the cooking styles as the slaves that were brought to Cape Town mainly by the Dutch East India company who brought them Malaysia and Java, the spices, nutmeg, ginger, chili, and allspice are dominant in this cuisine. Thousands of viewers subscribe to satellite and cable TV. Radio broadcasts are available in all of South Africa's languages. Cell phones and internet access are prevalent in many areas of the country. Over 10%of the population uses the internet. South Africa has the best-developed infrastructure in Africa. Railroads carry freight and passengers throughout the country. Air routes link major cities. South Africa's road system is well maintained and extensive. Traffic moves on the left side of the road. Many urban commuters ride Combies (minibuses) to work. || Precipitation: 50.20 inches ||= **REGION:** Precipitation: 24.1 inches || Founded in 1837 ||= **PLACE:** Founded in 1652 || 1.English 2.Spanish 3.French ||= Top 3 Languages: 1.English 2.Afrikaans 3.Xhosa || Georgia's state captiol is in Atlanta. || The view of Downtown Cape Town || //Winter: It is as warm as 53 degrees in winter to 35 degrees. It is very warm in Atlanta.// Average annual rainfall is 50 inches. Light dusting of snow is typical with an annual average of 3 inches. The heaviest single storm, known as the “Storm of the Century,” brought around 16 inches of snow in March 1993. //Summer: It is 87 to 88 degrees in Summer in Atlanta Georgia. It rains 4 to 5 inches the Summer. It is usually warm and hot in the Summer.// || Climate: 79 degrees //Winter: In the winter the average temperature is between// 77 degrees to 59 degrees. It is really warm in Cape Town so people wear light clothes. //The humidity is 71 degrees. Winter starts in May and ends in September and is generally wet and a windy season. // //Summer: Cape Town is cooler in Summer because their// summer lasts from November to March. //The temperature is 65 to 45 degrees in the summer.// The summer season is usually hot and sunny. It can be windy and it doesn’t bring much rain. || Housing: For roughly 68% of American families, the “American Dream” of owning a home is a reality. However, home ownership rates tend to be lower among minority populations. Suburban houses are usually one or two stories and have three to five bedrooms on average. Houses are often surrounded by grass lawns and gardens. Things like trampolines, basketball hoops, and—among wealthier families—swimming pools provide entertainment. Houses located within city limits tend to be smaller, and apartment, condo, and townhouse living is common in urban areas. High property and home prices in coastal regions make it hard for residents of even fairly high incomes to buy homes there. Building materials tend to vary by region, with wood being common in earthquake-prone areas, adobe prevalent in the southwest, and brick and siding popular throughout the country. Energy-efficient materials and styles are growing in popularity. Americans enjoy adding on to and improving their homes. Wealthy Americans may own a vacation home in a scenic area or resort. || HEI: Housing: White people usually have the largest and most expensive houses, made of brick with tiled roofs and a living room, dining room, kitchen, one or more bathrooms, two or more bedrooms, and an enclosed garage. These homes have electricity and running water. A wall or fence, often electrified or topped with razor wire, surrounds the property. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">African American homes are made of iron, wood, and/or cardboard and usually consist of a single room. There is no electricity, and an outside water tap is shared by an entire community. Cooking is done inside on a paraffin stove or outside on a coal fire. Furnishings are sparse, typically only a wooden table, some chairs, and perhaps a mattress. An extended family of three generations often occupies the room. In rural areas, extended families live in a kraal, consisting of several circular huts with thatched roofs and walls made of clay or wood. They contain no furniture except sleeping mats. || The Atlanta The Atlanta aquarium || The world of Birds ||
 * = = Atlanta, Georgia = ||= = Cape Town, South Africa = ||
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 * 33° 45′ 18″ N, 84° 23′ 24″ W** ||~ Absolute Location:
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 * = Elevation: 1102 ft 335.8896 meters above sea level ||= Elevation: 138 ft 42.0624 meters above sea level ||
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 * = <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Area: 131.8 sq mi 341.2 km2 ||= <span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Area: 947.8 sq miles (2,455 km²) ||
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 * Atlanta was the hometown of Martin Luther King Jr.
 * Atlanta was once burned to the ground. In 1846, General Sherman ordered Atlanta to evacuate and then they destroyed the city by fire as part of his Atlanta Campaign. The symbol of the city is now a phoenix, for its ability to rise from the ashes of its past.
 * In 1996, Atlanta hosted the World Olympic Games at //<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Centennial Olympic Park // – which was a $75 million construction effort built specifically to establish Atlanta’s global presence. ||= Historical (3 facts):
 * There are over 100 beaches, and 300 walking routes up the mountain.
 * Cape Town was officially founded in 1652 when Jan van Riebeeck of the Dutch East India Company based in The Netherlands arrived to set up a halfway point for ships traveling to the East.
 * Cape Town lies in the GMT +2 time zone and does not have daylight saving time. ||
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 * Population: <span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">432,427 || Population: <span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">3,497,097 ||
 * Population Density: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">4,020/sq mi (1,552/km2) || Population Density: 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) ||
 * Climate: 87 degrees
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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Americans are crazy about sports. Baseball, football, basketball, and hockey get the most attention, but hundreds of sports are popular. Soccer is popular mostly with kids. Children like card and board games, but computer or video games are even more common. Games like tag, jump rope, hopscotch, and hide-and-seek remain favorites.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Aquarium in Atlanta, GA, is the home to tens of thousands of animals including 500 species around the world. The aquarium holds more than 10 million gallons of fresh and marina water, and also features more than 60 habitats including 16,000 square feet of viewing windows, topping a total of 328 tons of acrylic. It holds 6.3 million gallons of water and housing four whale sharks and four manta rays along with thousands of animals. The second largest exhibit holds 800,000 gallons of water and is home to four beluga whales. Other features at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, GA include the 4-D theater, the Learning Loop and the world-class veterinary services and conservation medicine facility.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Zoo Atlanta's history began in 1889, when businessman George V. Gress purchased a bankrupt traveling circus and donated the animals to the city of Atlanta. City leaders opted to house the collection in Grant Park, which remains the zoo's present location. Original residents of the zoo included a black bear, a jaguar, a hyena, a gazelle, a Mexican hog, lionesses, monkeys and camels. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Leisure:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Soccer, rugby, and cricket are the most popular sports in South Africa. In 2010, South Africa became the first African nation to host the soccer World Cup. The national rugby team, the Springboks, is one of the world’s top teams. Rugby is a game similar to football. Even though it’s very rough, players don’t wear helmets. Cricket is played with a bat and ball and is a little like baseball. In the past, cricket and rugby were sports played mainly by whites, but now more and more African Americans play them too.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Children in the countryside usually play with homemade toys made from wood, straw, animal skins and bone, stones, and other objects they find. Favorite games include hide-and-seek, marbles (with nuts, seeds, stones, or dried fruit used in place of actual marbles), kickball, jump rope, and hopscotch. South African kids also love riding bikes, dancing, singing, and playing musical instruments.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">In Cape Town there is a bird zoo called the world of birds. The largest bird park in Africa and one of the few large bird parks in the World. Over 3, 000 birds (and small animals) of 400 different species are uniquely presented in more than 100 spacious landscaped walk through aviaries, allowing you the most intimate closeness with nature. Enjoy a fascinating glimpse into the private lives of birds. Get a close-up view of them as they feed, sing, display, socialize, build nests, incubate eggs and feed chicks right before your eyes - an unforgettable experience. ||
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