| A | B |
| escarpment | steep face at edge of plateau |
| veldt | open grassland areas |
| pan | low flat areas with minerals |
| Great Zimbabwe | Built by Shona |
| Dutch | First White settlers in S. Africa |
| Afrikaners | Descendants of the Dutch , French and German Settlers |
| Boers | Afrikaner farmers |
| Apartheid | means apartness |
| Townships | Areas where blacks were forced to live |
| Sanction | economic or political penalties |
| Nelson Mandela | First black president of S. Africa |
| African National Congress | Worked to end apartheid |
| African National Party | Worked to enforce apartheid |
| Enclave | a country surrounded by a foreign territory |
| Pass Laws | Forced blacks to carry identification at all times |
| F.W. DeKlerk | Last white presidnet under Apartheid |