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CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA


Question #- 1 __ What are the political influences on South Africa? __  Until recently European Minority ruled South Africa. The European people put the African people into categories based on their skin color. People of African descent were classified as black, people of European decent white, people of mixed ancestry colored, Asians formed the fourth category. Blacks, Colored, and Asians could not vote of perform rights. These ethnic groups were fighting for freedom in Africa for a long time. This created a sense of nationalism among South Africans. These ethnic groups wanted to think of themselves as equal people of the nation. This struggle lasted so long that it inspired movements in Namibia and what is now Zimbabwe.  ·  ** What are the economic influences of South Africa? ** There are many economic influences of South Africa here are some examples: it is the richest and most industrialized country in Africa. It produces two fifths of the manufactured goods, half of the minerals, and one fifth of the agriculture products in Africa! ** ·  What is happening to the tradition of Central Africa? Central Africans have gone through many cultural changes in the 1900’s. Many people in the region also follow older traditions. Central Africa shows great cultural diversity. The Democratic Republic of Congo has about 200 ethnic groups. ** This is a picture of a central African culture dance I choose this because it shows clothing they wear and how they dance.http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/52350472.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF19396244E4EC1826ED2FA85E44377703BE5A55A1E4F32AD3138

__Vocabulary__ __What is segregation?__ Segregation is separation someone or something because of a difference.    **__ What are migrant workers? __** Migrant workers are people who move from place to place to find work. __Cultural diversity__  means  a big variety of cultures. Some resources used for this Wiki page were World Explorer Eastern Hemisphere book and for a picture the adress was http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/52350472.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF19396244E4EC1826ED2FA85E44377703BE5A55A1E4F32AD3138.