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South Africa
Key Words
Question | Answer |
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Apartheid | The government controlled policy of enforced segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. |
Robben Island | The island off the South African coast where Nelson Mandela was born. |
Nelson Mandela | The current president of South Africa. |
Afrikaans | The language spoken by Dutch settlers in South Africa. |
Townships | The wealthy areas, akin to U.S. suburbs, in which white South Africans lived. |
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth | The judicial, legislative and executive capitals of South Africa. |
Table Mountain | The mountain in Cape Town that has a flat top, representative of a table. |
Indian Ocean & Atlantic Ocean | The two oceans that "meet" at the tip of the Horn of Africa. |
Jacob Zuma | The current president of South Africa. |
African National Congress | The political group led by Nelson Mandela which helped to end apartheid. |
Springboks | The South African Rugby team's mascot. Springbok is an animal native to South Africa, somewhat similar to our deer. |