A web quest about South Africa
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About the Republic of South
Africa
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/south-africa/sightseeing
- Complete a blank map showing the oceans, the countries which have a common border with SA, some famous cities and places.
- Imagine
you're a tourist in SA , say where you're likely to be or go (click
on the places to find out details about them ; some places may be mentioned twice)
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Place
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Give some details
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You want to go on a photo safari
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You want to visit the place where Nelson Mandela
was jailed for 20 years
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You want to relax in a seaside resort
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You want to visit a famous area where black people
where forced to live during the apartheid period
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You're in a big city where you witness a
car-jacking, and a murder
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You're in a city where there are very rich people
many of them being businessmen .
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You see poor black people who live in really bad
conditions
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You have lost your passport and you need to go to
the French embassy to get a new one
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The South African flag
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Colour a blank flag of South Africa
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When was it adopted ? What does this date mark?
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The colours of the flag have an official meaning. True/False?
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Indicate what its colours may symbolize
History
Complete the grid with some names
and dates (the questions are not in chronological order)
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/south-africa/history-timeline
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Names
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dates
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First
Europeans to settle in South Africa
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A black man arrested and sent to jail for life
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Introduction of segregation laws (what is it
called)
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A famous township where many black protesters
were killed
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A town where there was a first revolt against
apartheid
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Announced the end of apartheid
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Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
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First black man elected in SA
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Year this black man's presidency ended
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Freed Mandela from prison |
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Opposed during the Boer
war
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They won the Boer war
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It became independent
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Write a (very) short
summary about the history of SA using the answers to the former
exercise
Right or wrong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa
Right ()
or wrong (✘) ? Justify
English
is the official language of S.A |
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SA
is nicknamed the rainbow
nation because the traditional clothes are very colourful
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There
are more white people than black people in S.A
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SA
belongs to the British
commonwealth of Nations
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The South African currency is the South African pound
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The
president of South Africa is called Nelson Mandela
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Nelson
Mandela is not dead , he is 70 years old. |
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AIDS affect many people in SA as a consequence there are many orphans |
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Quiz
Test your knowledge
about South Africa with this game :
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/south-africa/challenge
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