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South Africa
Key Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |