Quick Check Southern Africa

Southern Africa is bordered by the _________ on the east and the Atlantic Ocean on the west.

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Southern Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

Most of the region of Southern Africa is covered by ______.

• high plateaus

• grasslands

• coastal plains

• desert

The longest river in the region is the _______.

• Limpopo

• Orange

• Congo

• Zambezi

What is Malawi's most important natural resource?

• fertile soil

• gold

• diamonds

• iron ore

Which climate zone is common to western South Africa, western Namibia, and Botswana?

• steppe

• tropical

• desert

• temperate

The discovery of ______ and gold led to the Boer War in 1899.

• oil

• diamonds

• emeralds

• uranium

The region's colonies began to gain independence and self-rule during the ________.

• 1940s

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

Which country in the region was the first to achieve its independence from a European power?

• Botswana

• Madagascar

• Malawi

• Zambia

Which term refers to the system created by South Africa's government to limit the rights of blacks?

• civil disobedience

• embargo

• exploit

• apartheid

In 1994, _______ became the president of South Africa.

• P.W. Botha

• Nelson Mandela

• Robert Mugabe

• F. W. de Klerk