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Southern Africa

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For how many years was Nelson Mandela imprisoned by the white-minority government?

a)

6 Yrs.

b)

15 yrs.

c)

70 yrs.

d)

27 yrs.

2.

An ENCLAVE completely surrounded by South Africa is

a)

Lesotho

b)

Seychelles

c)

Swaziland

d)

Botswana

3.

South Africa became independent from ______?

a)

Great Britain & the Netherlands

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Portugal

e)

Snobby Shores

4.

A benefit of being a WHITE South African during apartheid was...

a)

being able to vote

b)

facing racism

c)

poverty and hunger

d)

poor healthcare

5.

The term AFRIKANER refers to...

a)

a black person living in South Africa.

b)

a sailing ship used by Portugal.

c)

Farmers of South Africa.

d)

whites descended from Europeans.

6.

To segregate means...

a)

To assemble and protest for equal legal rights.

b)

To divide people based on race, ethnicity or gender.

c)

To travel to a location for a specific goal.

d)

To alter the meaning of a word .

7.
What was "apartheid" ?    
a)
Nelson Mandela's middle name
b)
An african country
c)
a fatal disease
d)
Racial segregation
8.

a curable disease caused by disease-carrying mosquitoes

a)

HIV

b)

AIDS

c)

Malaria

d)

Malnutrition

9.
lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat... 
a)
Malaria
b)
Malnutrition
c)
Melanoma
d)
Measles
10.

A reason Nelson Mandela was imprisoned was for opposing Apartheid

a)

False

b)

True

11.

a regional variety of a language... like the Afrikaans language has evolved into a ____ of Dutch

a)

dialect

b)

accent

12.

The FIRST Europeans to settle South Africa were the...

a)

British

b)

Dutch

c)

Belgiums

d)

French

13.

Today, around 80% of the population is ____, or native Africans.

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Colored

d)

Asian

14.

The main religion in South Africa is ___, brought by the Europeans

a)

Hindu

b)

Jewish

c)

Indigenous belief systems

d)

Christian

15.

Today, South Africa exports

a)

Minerals like gold, copper, or platinum

b)

Oil

c)

Manufactured goods like cars

d)

Technology like computers or cell phones

16.
The _________________, or percentage of people above the age of 15 who can read and write, in South Africa is 93%.
a)
Literacy Rate
b)
Literate Population
c)
Unemployment Rate
d)
Education
17.

Citizens in South Africa & many neighboring countries can vote. What kind of citizen participation is this?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Federal system

c)

Democracy

d)

Unitary government

18.

How did foreign countries protest Apartheid?

a)

blocked white South Africans from visit their countries

b)

they refused to buy from, or sell goods to, South Africa

c)

They accepted black South Africans as refugees

19.

APARTHEID ...

a)

means to be separated

b)

was a legal system in South Africa from 1948-1990

c)

was a policy of racial segregation

d)

all of these

20.

Which of these diseases is more common in southern Africa than other parts of Africa?

a)

Ebola

b)

HIV/AIDS

c)

Smallpox

d)

racism

21.

Which two OCEANS border the southern part of Africa?

a)

Atlantic and Indian Oceans

b)

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

c)

Indian and Arctic Oceans

d)

Pacific and Arctic Oceans

22.

What country is blue?

a)

Swaziland

b)

South Africa

c)

Lesotho

d)

Botswana

23.

Why did European countries want to colonize Africa?

a)

To get wealthy from Africa's raw materials

b)

They were just mean to Africans.

c)

They needed the land for their people.

d)

Their military needed bases.

24.

The Apartheid laws affected which African nation?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Kenya

c)

South Sudan

d)

South Africa

25.

Afrikaners are:

a)

Black South Africans.

b)

White South Africans.

26.

When a country takes the lands of another to gain their resources...

a)

imperialism/colonialism

b)

segregation

c)

enclave

d)

partition

27.

What is an example of ethnocentrism?

a)

Hitler blaming the Jews for economic problems in Germany

b)

American believe poor, undeveloped countries should copy the US form of government

28.

ETHNOcentrism is feeling your own _____ is superior

a)

age

b)

gender

c)

race or culture

29.

Imperialism or colonization

means...

a)

When one country takes over another country

b)

When one country is allies with another country

c)

When one country is at war with another country

30.

Who is this person from the history of SOUTH AFRICA?

a)

Martin Luther king Jr.

b)

Morgan Freeman

c)

Muammar Gaddafi

d)

Nelson Mandela

31.

What has worsened the AIDS epidemic in southern Africa?

a)

formation of the African Union

b)

international aid

c)

unstable governments

d)

trade agreements

32.
The "N" country!
a)
Namibia
b)
Nigeria
c)
Niger
d)
North Sudan
33.
The BLUE "S" country!
a)
Seychelles
b)
Seashelles
c)
Senegal
d)
Sinegall
34.
The big PINK "M" island!
a)
Madagascar
b)
Mauritius
c)
Mozambique
d)
Malawi
35.

The GREEN "M" country!

a)

Madagascar

b)

Mauritius

c)

Mozambique

d)

Malawi

36.
The YELLOW "Z" country!
a)
Zambezi
b)
Zambia
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
Zanzibar
37.
The ORANGE "B" country!
a)
Beuchanaland
b)
Benin
c)
Botswana
d)
Botzwana
38.
to REFUSE TO BUY PRODUCTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA was called a ____
a)
boycott
b)
embargo
c)
trade war
d)
import
39.
What is the driest region in South Africa?
a)
Namib Desert
b)
Sahara Desert
c)
Atacama Desert
40.
A country made up of four tiny islands in the Indian Ocean
a)
Comoros
b)
Madagascar
c)
Cape Verde
d)
Ethiopia
41.

Which country is very rich in gold and diamonds?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Ghana

c)

South Africa

d)

Botswana

42.

What happened to most African countries in 1950-2000?

a)

became colonized by European countries

b)

joined a union of African countries

c)

became allies with the United States

d)

gained independence from European countries

43.

Country with the strongest economy in Southern Africa.

a)

Comoros

b)

South Africa

c)

Botswana

d)

Shona

44.

Whose flag?

a)

Swaziland

b)

Lesotho

c)

Seychelles

d)

Madagascar

45.

Whose flag?

a)

Mozambique

b)

Swaziland

c)

Seychelles

d)

South Africa

e)

Lesotho

46.

Whose flag?

a)

Lesotho

b)

South Africa

c)

Mozambique

d)

Swaziland

e)

Seychelles

47.

When Gandhi was in South Africa, he experienced _________ as an Indian immigrant.

a)

discrimination

b)

exposure

c)

icecream

d)

piquant

48.

In South Africa, Gandhi fought against the separation of "white and coloured people". What is this called?

a)

Separation

b)

Integration

c)

Segregation

49.
Which continent would you find Victoria Falls in?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America

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