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| apartheid | the former official South African policy of separating people accordin gto race |
| distribution | the way people or things are spread out over an area or space. The way resources, power, or goods are divided among people or groups |
| multiracial | made up of people from several ethnic groups |
| segregation | the separation of one group of people from another, such as by race. It can involve laws or customs that require different goups to use different facilities |
| homelands | poor rural areas that many black families were forced to move to during Apartheid |
| African National Congress (ANC) | established in 1912, it was th emost important group that protested against Apartheid |
| reconciliation | the ending of conflict between groups |
| Employment Equity Act | Law passedin 1998 whiched opened job opportunities to all South Africans |
| colonialism | a system in which one country rules another area as a colony. The ruling country controls trade with its colony for its own benefit |
| cultural region | an area that is set apart from other places by the way of life of the people who live there |
| ethnic diversity | a variety of people from different ethnic groups |
| linguistic groups | a group of people who share a common language |
| micro-enterprise | a small business with few or no employees |
| gender-based division of labor | the division of work into two categories based on sex. The result is that men and women do different kinds of work |
| informal economy | the part of the economy in which goods and services are exchanged outside of government control; street markets |
| micro-entrepreneur | a person who starts and runs a very small business |
| Nelson Mandela | fought to end apartheid in South Africa, was jailed for 27 years, became the 1st black president of South Africa |
| subsistence farming | growing only enough crops to feed their families |
| commercial farming | raising crops or livestock to sell |
