Southern Africa

Around 1000, the Shona peoples established what city that became a thriving gold trading area?

• Great Botswana

• Great Kalahari

• Great Zimbabwe

• Great South Africa

What was the name of the policy instituted by the new white minority government of South Africa that gave complete separation of races?

• segregation

• apartheid

• divination

• collation

In 1912, Africans founded this congress to fight for their rights in South Africa.

• South African Congress

• African National Congress

• Congress of South Africa

• Rights of African Congress

This former president of South Africa was imprisoned for 27 years for fighting against the apartheid policy.

• F.W. De Klerk

• Mutota

• Ahmed Ouyahia

• Nelson Mandela

Where were lower class, uneducated blacks forced to live during, and even after, apartheid

• Apartments

• Shantytowns

• Goree Island

• City Streets

What mineral was found in Botswana to spark their economic growth after gaining their independence in 1966?

• Gold

• Oil

• Diamonds

• Silver

Through Botswana's uneven distribution of wealth, why were the wealthy people buying out poor farmer owners' land?

• Oil drilling

• Gold mining

• Cattle ranching

• Agriculture

In 1999, the most AIDS-affected countries came from where?

• Southern Africa

• Central Africa

• East Africa

• West Africa

This dance celebration is done by the Chewa people. It reflects their traditional religious beliefs.

• vimbuza

• benji

• gule wamkula

• hira gasy

This city of South Africa once started as a small mining town. With nearby gold reserves discovered, it is now a large prosperous city of over 6 million.

• Cape Town

• Bloemfontein

• Johannesburg

• Pretoria