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March 13, 2002 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC Passport Destination: South Africa Packing Round 1. South Africa's three capitol cities are Pretoria, Bloemfontein and CAPE TOWN. 2. South Africa's coastline runs along both the Indian Ocean and the ATLANTIC OCEAN. 3. Boers are descendants of DUTCH immigrants who came to South Africa in the 17th Century. 4. South Africa's official currency is the RAND. 5. In 1994 this African National Congress leader became South Africa's first black president. NELSON MANDELA 6. These people of mixed European heritage who have developed their own language are called AFRIKANERS. Picture of building with courtyard Departure Round 1. This traditional farmer's sausage is sold almost everywhere in South Africa. BOEREWORS 2. This man is the current president of South Africa. THABO MBUYELWA MBEKI 3. This movie tells the story of South African activist Steve Biko and his journalist friend. CRY FREEDOM 4. All of these are among South Africa's nine provinces except KUBURI . 5. South African Josia Thugwane won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in this event. MARATHON Picture of memorial On Tour Round 1. In 1976 police opened fire on a student march in SOWETO igniting riots across the nation. 2. The Natal Drakensberg, one of the nation's most popular destinations, is best described as BASALT ESCARPMENT 3. The OSTRICH farm in the town of Oudtshoorn is a popular tourist attraction. 4. A museum in Kimberly honors Cecil Rhodes, founder of the world's largest DIAMOND company. 5. South Africa's 11 official languages include all of these except TAGALOG. 6. This happens every day at noon, except on Sunday, on Signal Hill in Cape Town. FIRING OF CANNON 7. This word that refers to a guy is among the many words unique to African-English. OKE Picture of Cape Town Harbor 8. Tourists often buy a small "umgexo" which is a prime example of this Zulu craft. BEAD WORK 9. The area around the town of Stellonsbosch, is Western Cape, is noted for this product. WINE 10. This draws many people to the city of Durban and the surrounding area. SURF BEACHES 11. This other nation is entirely surrounded by South Africa. LESOTHO 12. The geography of most of the Northern Province is best described as SAVANNA Bonus question 1 This national park in the eastern Lowveld is one of the world's most famous wildlife parks. KRUGER Bonus question 2 What section of South Africa will you find Kruger National Park? Area 5 Picture of sculpture of water bearer Slide Show 1. Shaped like a pentagon, the Castle of Good HOPE , is one of South Africa's oldest buildings. 2. The Voortrekker Monument is located outside the city of PRETORIA. 3. You can take a cable car to the top of Cape Town's landmark TABLE Mountain. 4. Artist Helen Martins' studio, called OWL House, is a landmark in New Bethesda. |