SOUTH AFRICA - Introductory Geography Worksheet

Introduce your students to the country of SOUTH AFRICA with two worksheets (plus answer key). Your students will read a brief introduction to South Africa (location, capitals, flag, language), write ‘Pretoria’ next to the ‘A’ on the map to show the administrative capital; write ‘Bloemfontein’ next to the ‘J’ to show the judicial capital; write ‘Cape Town’ next to the ‘L’ on the map to show the legislative capital, color the small map, and use the map and compass to answer 9 questions on page 2. Basic Geography Worksheet with a simple map to introduce South Africa and practice cardinal and ordinal directions. Colored pencils and a pen or pencil are needed for this activity.

For use with Interactive Notebooks: After the worksheets are completed, students can cut out the map and flag and paste into the notebook under the topic of Africa / Sub-Topic: South Africa. Under the map, students can write a summary in their own words of what they now know about this country. Collect worksheets for other countries of Africa to add to the notebook! Please browse this store for a selection of worksheets for other countries of Africa (and beyond!).

Thank you so much for using my Geography worksheets in your classroom! I hope you find them useful. Reviews are welcome and very much appreciated.