SOUTH AFRICA!

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NARRATIVE:
Jan. 23, 2015 South Africa. Annette was the most excited about this trip. She loved the wilderness and loved animals so this trip was meant for her. The landscape was beautiful and mostly untouched since it was a National park. But the further we got away from home the distance decay was starting to kick in and we were kind of lost. The first two countries super Spanish and Annette and Missael both spoke Spanish so it was easy to read things, maps, and communicate. But coming in not really knowing much got a safari. The guide spoke English so we were able to comprehend everything. When we got on the tour bus to start the safari, Kevin was scared because he thought that being the tallest Caucasian,he might stand out to the animals. Missael wanted to stay in the hotel, Annette was the only one who wanted to go on the trip, but she still made everyone go. When they started the tour and started encountering the first few wild animals they were excited but somewhat scared. They thanked God that zoom was invented so that they can take the pictures from afar. They were surprised at how the cultural landscape had changed for the animals, because they would know that we were there, watch us, follow us, but they weren’t scared of us. The safaris have given South Africa a huge amount of success, with people coming from around the world to watch what they have been seeing in their own backyards for years. It has given them a lot of success economically, and has gained support to preserve the national parks from around the world. It is something they are very proud of because they give you an experiment of a lifetime, that only few places can offer. When the tour was finally over, we headed back to the hotel. The hotel was marvelous it was all centralized on the beautiful landscape and did little to harm it kept it very natural.

TOTAL COST: $2,474 OUT OF $16,707

FACT SHEET:

Race Destination #:4

Country Visited: South Africa

Country Shape Classification: Perforated

Country Development Classification: Developing

Specific Places Within Country Visited: Skukuza

Country Capital City: Pertoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein

Capital City Population: 2,345,980; 827,218; 1,097,133 respectfully according to the cities listed above.

Country Population (most current available): 52.98 million

Country Population (in 1990): 35.2 million

Country Government Type: Republic

Current Leader(s) / Party(s):Zuma, Jacob Gedleyihlekisa JG, Mr

Ethnicities (%!b(MISSING)reakdown): Nguni and Sotho 90%!,(MISSING) Whites 13%!,(MISSING) Indians 3%!,(MISSING) Coloreds 9%!<(MISSING)br>
National Language(s): English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Tsonga, Swati, Southern Sotho, Tswana, Northern Sotho, Venda, Ndebele

Religion(s) practiced (%!p(MISSING)racticed): Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, traditional African religions and Judaism.

Traditional Cuisine Descriptions: Biltong

Traditional Dress Descriptions: “Rainbow Nation” they dress in very light cotton colorful clothing

Famous sites of country: Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula

Average Life Expectancy Males: 50.20 years

Average Life Expectancy Females: 48.58 years

National Unemployment Rate: 25.2%!<(MISSING)br>
Country Literacy Rate: 15 and older can read and write

Country Murder Rate: 31.10%!<(MISSING)br>
Crude Birth Rate: 21.1

Crude Death Rate: 11.6

National Infant Mortality Rate: 3.98

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

"Now Is a Great Time to Join Expedia Rewards!" Expedia Travel: Vacations, Cheap Flights, Airline Tickets & Airfares. Web. 4 Jan. 2015.www.expedia.com

More airline tickets because some flights were full or not at the right time required to align with our travel plans


"Plan the Perfect Trip." Reviews of Hotels, Flights and Vacation Rentals. Web. 4 Jan. 2015.http://www.tripadvisor.com/

"World Map / World Atlas / Atlas of the World including Geography Facts and Flags - Worldatlas.com." World Map / World Atlas / Atlas of the World including Geography Facts and Flags - Worldatlas.com. Web. 14 Jan. 2015.www.worldatlas.com

Maps and statistics about the countries we chose to do our project on

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