Week 6 Southern Africa

What part of Southern Africa occasionally gets snow?

• The mountains

• The deserts

• The coastal plains

• The grasslands

What is the most likely reason that Africa’s “Big Five” are protected in state wildlife reserves?

• The “Big Five” don’t get along well with other African animals.

• The “Big Five” are protected and can’t be hunted on reserves.

• The reserves keep the animals in a smaller area so that people can hunt them.

• The “Big Five” will only stay on the reserves until their numbers increase.

Which country in Southern Africa is sometimes called the “Rainbow Nation” because so many different races live there?

• Botswana

• Swaziland

• South Africa

• Lesotho

Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work in fighting ​to end ​ (a)   in South Africa.

• apartheid
• democracy
• socialism
• monarchy

What is the most likely result of recent law changes in the diamond industry?

• Mine owners will become even more wealthy.

• Diamonds will no longer be able to be exported to the U.S.

• Workers will be paid more and less money will go to support wars.

• More children will be able to work in the mines.

True or False: Although summer is very hot in the Kalahari desert, in the winter the temperature can drop below freezing.

• True

• False

Which of these is the best summary of the information about Southern African countries?

• People in this region have a long life expectancy.

• Even though the diamond industry makes a lot of money, many Southern African people are very poor.

• Most Southern African governments still practice apartheid.

• Southern African countries have been at war with each other for many years.

To keep people apart and deprive them of equal rights, apartheid laws divided people into four separate​ ​ (a)   .

• races
• countries
• jobs
• ages

Kings are involved in the governments of which two Southern African countries?

Most people who live in Swaziland and Namibia are ​ (a)   .

• poor
• wealthy
• sad
• excited