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Chapter 26
Vocabulary
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Geography
6th Grade
07/17/2008

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Enclaves
Definition
Countries surrounded or almost surrounded by another country. P542
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The veld
Definition
Open grasslands areas of South Africa. P542
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Pans
Definition
Low, flat, desert areas of southern Africa into which ancient streams drained. P543
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Boers
Definition
Afrikaner frontier farmers, white descendants of South Africa’s original European colonists. P546
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Apartheid
Definition
The South African government policy of separation of races, which began to disappear in the 1980s. P548
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Townships
Definition
Special areas of crowded clusters of tiny homes for black South Africans living outside cities. P548
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Sanctions
Definition
An economic or political penalty, such as an embargo used by one or more countries to force another country to cease an illegal or immoral act. P549
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Organization of African Unity (OAU)
Definition
An organization, founded in 1963, that tries to promote cooperation among African countries. P553
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