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29.8833° S, 31.0500° E Relative: A couple countries that are north of South Africa are Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. The Indian Ocean is to the east of South Africa. The Atlantic Ocean is to the west of South Africa. || Location: Absolute: 47.6097° N, 122.3331° W Relative: One state to the east of Washington is Idaho. One state to the south is Oregon. The country to the north is Canada. The ocean to the west is the Pacific Ocean || Ideas: || Movement: Washington State is one of the country’s major export hubs, exporting $75.5 billion in goods annually. About 2/3 of where Washington exports to is Asia Ships can arrive up to two days sooner in key ports like Tokyo and Busan. Air things can arrive in Beijing in less than 15 hours. || 1,219,090 square km. Human Characteristics: Language: They are divided into 5 families those family languages are Nguni Sotho Tsonga, or Shangana and Venda. Religion: Most South Africans are Christians. English speaking whites belong to Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, and Methodist. Blacks typically belong to African Independent churches, the largest of which is the Zion Christian Church Ethnicity: South African law prior to 1991 divided the population into four racial categories: Africans blacks, whites, colored people of mixed race, and Asians or Indians. Most of the population in South Africa is black Africans and that is 79%. The Zulu's are the largest group, followed by Xhosas, North Sothos, South Sothos, Tswanas, Shangaan Tsongas, Swazis, Ndebeles, and Vendas. Each ethnic group has its own cultural heritage, language, and national identity. || Place: Physical Characteristics: Because of the United States size and location the United States has a variety of geographical features and climates. Like mountains, deserts, wide canyons, coasts, subtropical forests, wetlands, and rolling hills are all parts of the United States. Human Characteristics: The population of the United States is the third largest in the world. A large portion of the population (63 percent) is white. Hispanics (17 percent), also known as Latinos. Language: English is the predominant spoken language by most citizens. The English spoken in the United States is referred to in other English speaking nations as American English. In fact one in five Americans speaks a language other than English in the home with Spanish being the primary language in the home for roughly 13 percent of all Americans. Religion: Although the United States has never had an official state church, about 82 percent of the population professes some religious belief. Most Americans (roughly 79 percent) are Christians. Just over 51 percent of the population belongs to Protestant organizations, with Baptists, Methodists, and Lutherans being the largest Protestant groups. Ethnicity: The population of the United states is the third largest coming after China and India. A large portion of the United States population is whites (63 percent).Hispanics (17 percent) also known as Latinos, are the fastest growing minority group. The black population in the United States is (13 percent). Native Americans population in the United States is a whopping (1 percent). || ||   ||
 * Durban, South Africa || Seattle, Washington ||
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 * Movement: Almost everyone in South Africa moves by train. The things that South Africa exports are gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment.
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 * Place: Physical Characteristics: South Africa is slightly bigger than these three states Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. The country's large interior plateau averages about 5,000 feet above see level. South Africa is 470,693 square miles. South Africa also is

White South Africans wear Western style clothing, usually made from lightweight cotton. They tend to be well dressed in public. || Human Environment Interaction: Although fashion trends affect how people dress, Americans generally feel free to wear whatever they please and many value comfort when selecting clothing. Some use clothing to make a social or personal statement. ||
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 * Human Environment Interaction: Some rural black Africans wear traditional clothing for special purposes or everyday attire. This may include colorful clothing. Rural women wear a scarf or other headdress with either a dress or a blouse and skirt. Urban black men wear pants, shirts, and sometimes suits, but rarely shorts.
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