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Study review for Central and Southern Africa TEST

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Europeans who first colonized South Africa in the 1600's.   Dutch  
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Descendants of the early Dutch and French settlers in South Africa.   Afrikaners  
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Afrikaner name for farmers   Boers  
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Europeans who came to South Africa in the 1800's and colonized it. Taking over land from the Boers (Dutch).   British  
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Set of laws created by the Afrikaners in 1948 to keep the races sparate and keep the wealth and land in the hands of whites.   Apartheid  
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The country that created Apartheid Laws   South Africa  
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During Apartheid, this is the name for the separate areas where blacks were required to live in urban areas.   townships  
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During Apartheid, this is the name for the sparate areas where blacks were required to live in rural areas   homelands  
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Penalties imposed by one country on another to force changes in politics.   sanctions  
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Southern African country with the strongest economy.   South Africa  
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Afrikaner president who recommended that the apartheid laws be repealed.   F. W. de Klerk  
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Trade barrier used by foreign nations who opposed South Africa's policy of apartheid.   embargo  
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This person was the first black president of South Africa   Nelson Mandela  
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type of political system in South Africa   Parliamentary Democracy  
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Productive resource that includes land, water, and minerals.   natural resources  
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productive resources that include training and education of workers.   human capital  
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Productive resources that includes tools and machinery; infrastructure such as roads, bridges, dams, communication, and transportation that help in the production of goods and services   capital goods  
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People who are willing to take a financial risk in order to open a new business or create new innovations.   entreprenuer  
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graph that show trends in the growth of the number of citizens in a country per gender and age group.   population pyramid  
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resources that are common in South Africa   gold and diamonds  
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the name of massive food shortages caused by unstable governments, repeated droughts, and AIDS deaths which reduce the work force   famine  
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Nelson Mandela's political party   African National Congress (ANC)  
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a virus spread through certain body fluids that attacks the body's immune system and has no cure   HIV  
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a disease in which there is severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering resistance to infection and malignancy   AIDS  
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rough diamonds that were used illegally by rebels to fund conflicts across African countries   blood diamonds  
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