Studying Geography Vocab Flashcards
1
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Apartheid
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South Africa’s government set up a policy of separation of races
2
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Colonization
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When a country controls another religion often by settling its own people there and exploiting the local resources for their own benefit
3
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Enclave
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Small territory surrounded by foreign territory
4
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Escarpment
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The steep face at the edge of a plateau or other raised area.
5
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Exploit
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To make full use of a resource
6
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Namib Desert
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Driest place in South Africa
7
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Townships
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Areas in which black people lived in South Africa
8
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Sanctions
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Economic or political penalties (tax) imposed by one country on another to force a change in policy
