Southern Africa

Much of Southern Africa’s coastal plain along the Atlantic coast is a ________ biome.

• forest

• savana

• desert

• grassland

Most of South Africa’s land sits at a high ________, or distance above sea level.

• altitude

• escarpment

• delta

• climate zone

Most of the world’s diamonds come from mines near the Witwatersrand, ________, and along the coast near

the Namibia-South Africa border.

• Botswana

• Zimbabwe

• Namibia

• Zambia

In the late twentieth century, millions of people fled Angola and Mozambique to the relative safety of urban areas

due to

• poor water quality.

• unemployment

• civil war

• pollution

Which of the following rivers runs southeast from central Angola to northern Botswana and ends inland?

• Orange

• Okavango

• Zambezi

• Limpopo

South Africa is one of only a few countries in the world that have ________ built into their constitutions.

• water pollution laws

• equality laws

• civil rights

• environmental rights

Since most people in the countryside in Southern Africa do not live near a major river, the increased use of

________ is reducing the amount of water available in the region.

• hydroelectricity

• groundwater

• ash-enriched soil

• firewood

While some of Southern Africa’s rivers are useful for generating electricity, they are not suitable for

• LifeStaws

• irrigation

• accommodating wildlife

• transportation

Which of the following describes how South African families who live in poverty spend their leisure time?

• attend movies, shop in malls

• watch television, surf the internet

• play games, sing, and dance

• listen to music by African artists

One of the Bantu peoples, the ________, established a city called Great Zimbabwe.

• San

• Shona

• Malagasy

• Boers