Nelson Mandela
Who won the first all racial election?
Mandela
What continent is South Africa in?
Africa
Semiarid
How many capitals does South Africa have?
3
Who led the first European voyage to the area?
Dias
Why was Mandela arrested?
Plotting to overthrow the government
What oceans does South Africa border?
Indian and Atlantic
Sunny mainly
What is the largest city in South Africa?
Johannesburg
What year did the Dutch establish a station at the Cape of Good Hope?
1652
____ released Mandela from jail.
FW de Klerk
What country is inside South Africa’s borders?
Lesotho
What weather does South Africa have at night?
Mostly cooler nights, not as hot as the days
Has Lesotho united With South Africa, being inside its borders?
Not yet
What does “boer” mean?
A term for Dutch-speaking settlers in the Cape area
Mandela was arrested in __
1963
What is one country South Africa borders that starts with an S?
Swaziland
What is the weather around the coast?
Subtropic
Why does South Africa have three capitals?
One for each branch of government
Who won the Anglo-Zulu war?
The British
Nelson Mandela died in ___
2013
A long, cliff-like ridge of land or rock, commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust
Escarpment
Which coast in particular experiences subtropical weather?
East
Name all three of South Africans capitals.
Bloemfontein, Cape Town, and Pretoria
Who won the first Boer war, and who won the Second?
Boer republics won the first, British won the second