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What is Robben Island used for today?

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It is a world heritage site, which means it will be protected for future generations.

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What is Robben Island best known as?

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A prison

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What else has Robben Island been used for?

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It has also been used as a hospital and as a training area during word war 2.

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Name one of Robben Island’s most famous prisoners?

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Nelson Mandela

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In which province are the uKhahlamba Drakensberg mountains found?

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In Kwa-Zulu Natal

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Which group of people lived in the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Mountains?

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the San people

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Where else is Lake Malawi besides Malawi?

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It is on the borders of Mozambique and Tanzania

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Why is Lake Malawi a major source of food for the Malawi people?

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Because people catch fish in it.

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Is Lake Malawi a fresh water lake or a salt water lake?

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A fresh water lake

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Why is Lake Malawi a tourist attraction?

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It has many beaches where people can relax

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What is the name of the game reserve in northern Namibia ?

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Etosha National Park

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Where are the Victoria Falls?

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Between Zimbabwe and Zambia

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What do local people call the Victoria Falls?

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The smoke that thunders

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Who named the Victoria Falls?

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David Livingstone

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Why do you think the Victoria Falls “thunders”?

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Because they are so big and make such a noise as they fall

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Why did many people come to Johannesburg to work?

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Because gold was discovered in the Johannesburg

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Why do so many people live next to the Nile river?

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Because that is where fertile farming lands are.

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What is Zanzibar?

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A group of islands off the coast of Tanzania

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What is Zanzibar best known for?

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It’s spices, tourism and raffia