State of the environment South Africa: Maps

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Maps used in this report

The maps are grouped according to main issues in:

[Climatic and Atmospheric change] [Sustainability of Terrestrial Ecosystems] [Sustainability of Water Resources] [Sustainability of Coastal and Marine Systems] [Social dimension] [Economic dimension] [Political dimension]

Climatic and Atmospheric Change

Map	Name
	Map 1: Political features of South Africa
	Map 2: Rainfall distribution over South Africa
	Map 3: Mean annual temperature of South Africa
	Map 4: Soils of South Africa
	Map 5: Simplified geology of South Africa
	Map 6: National Land Cover of South Africa
	Map 7: Biomes of South Africa
	Map 8: Conservation areas of South Africa
	Map 9: Catchments of South Africa

Sustainability of terrestrial ecosystems

Map	Name
	Figure 2.2: Market for medicinal plants
	Figure 2.4: National Land Cover of South Africa
	Figure 2.10 Primary production for South Africa
	Figure 2.11 Maize yield estimation for South Africa
	Figure 2.12 Floristic hot spots

Sustainability of water resources

Map	Name
	Figure 3.5: Availability of surface water per capita for South Africa
	Figure 3.8 Distribution of annual surface runoff
	Figure 3.11 Distribution of wetlands in South Africa
	Figure 3.12 Major rivers of South Africa
	Figure 3.17 Total dissolved solids concentrations
	Figure 3.18 Nitrate concentrations
	Figure 3.19 Phosphorus concentrations
	Figure 3.23 Hypothesised extent of wetland loss based on the extrapolation of information from isolated reports and using climatic and physiographic information
	Figure 3.24a Distribution of the four most important alien aquatic macrophytes in South Africa - Eichhornia crassipes
	Figure 3.24b Distribution of the four most important alien aquatic macrophytes in South Africa - Azolla filiculoides
	Figure 3.24c Distribution of the four most important alien aquatic macrophytes in South Africa - Myriophyllum aquaticum
	Figure 3.24d Distribution of the four most important alien aquatic macrophytes in South Africa - Salvinia molesta

Sustainability of Coastal and Marine Systems

Map	Name
	Figure 4.3: Minerals extraction
	Figure 4.7 Population growth rate
	Figure 4.8 Effluent pipelines off the South African coast after Cloete (1979)

Social Dimension

Map	Name
	Figure 5.3a: Population growth rate (1980-1991)
	Figure 5.3b Population change (1970-1991

Economic Dimension

Political dimension

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