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7th Grade
03/21/2012

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What is an island country of SA and has plants and wildlife that is found in no other country in the world?
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Madagscar
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When did The Shona build a famous trading center?
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1100 AD
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Why does Zimbabwe have wet and dry seasons?
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because it has a tropical savanna climate?
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What percentage of the people of Angola practice the Roman Catholic religion?
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50%
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What are Sotho, Zulu, and Xhosa?
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SA's largest ethnic groups
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Where did European groups crated and speak a language called Aflikaans?
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in SA
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Why is Zambia's government encouraging their people to return to farming?
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because its copper supplies are dwindling
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Who emphasises themes such as abuse of power?
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Writers of Malawi
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What is a large desert in SA, which spreads over southwestern Botswana?
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Kalanari
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Where do people in the island country of Mauritus trace their ancestry to?
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settlers from India
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What is the capital city of Madagascar?
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Antanarivo
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Who were called Afrikaaners in SA?
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Butch, German, Belgan, and French
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What do tourists do on the twoering dunes of the Namib desert?
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sand board
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What is the kingdom that ruled a large part of northern Angolain the 1400s?
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Kongo
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What is the capital city of MAuritus?
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Port Luis
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What are the key events that happened in the early 1990s?
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1. The SA government ended apartheld... 2.SA held its first democratic elects... 3. Nelson Mandela was elected as hte first blck president of SA
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What is a method of clearing land for planting by cutting and burning forests? Which leads to what?
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Slach and burn farming-- deforestation
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