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Southern and Central Africa  1. What is the __ANC__? When South African’s wanted equality in their region they formed the African National Congress, or ANC. Members of this organization wanted different laws for equality and worked hard for them. Many were punished for these actions but finally new laws were made. Nelson Mandela, a hard worker for the ANC, was elected president when South Africans finally got the right to vote. By forming the ANC the African's were trying to make a change for the better.

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2. What did the ANC do to change the lives of those in Africa? The ANC tried many different techniques to get their message to the government, saying that they wanted equality. They used __boycotts__, rallies, and work strikes, even though they knew they would be jailed for it. Their hard work eventually paid off in the 1990’s because that was when South Africa ended its __discrimination__ laws. 3. Why is South Africa richer than the others? South Africa is so wealthy because it produces two fifths of the __manufactured__ goods, half of the minerals, and one fifth of the __agricultural products__ of the whole continent! This makes the demand for labor very high, so going to South Africa for a job is a very good idea. 4. How does the abundance of natural resources affect the way Africans make a living? A lot of the African people farm because of the fertile soil. They grow bananas, canvas, corn, peanuts and other cash crops. some others grow differnet items depending on the land. They have figured out that if they grow on the right kind of land, you can sucessfully grow differnet things.



__**Vocabulary** African National Congress-__ an organization that works for equality in Southern Africa __boycott-__ a refusal to buy or use certain products or services __discrimination-__ to treat people unfairly based on race, religion, or gender __manufactured-__ raw materials that have been turned into finished products __agricultural products-__ products (crops) grown on land, in soil

__Sources__ Eastern Hemisphere Textbook