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WorksheetsCh. 18 Southern Africa
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was apartheid?
a)
equality for all
b)
western-style democracy
c)
constitutional monarcy
d)
segregation of races
2.
What was the purpose of the African National Congress (ANC)?
a)
To draw more Europeans to the country to oppress black people
b)
To promote segregation between the races
c)
To unite South Africans to fight for equality for black South Africans
d)
To force Europeans out of their homelands
3.
What is the driest region in South Africa?
a)
Namib Desert
b)
Sahara Desert
c)
Atacama Desert
4.
The steep face at the edge of a plateau, or other raised area
a)
Escarpment
b)
Veld
c)
Savanna
d)
Desert
5.
Even with the end of apartheid, what is a major problem that remains?
a)
laws that treated whites better than blacks
b)
income inequality between blacks and whites
c)
an unfair tax system
d)
blacks being forced to live in homelands
6.
What is the main resource of South Africa?
a)
Silver
b)
Lead
c)
Lumber
d)
Minerals
7.
What does Apartheid, in South Africa, compare to in the United States?
a)
Prohibition Movement
b)
Civil Rights Movement
c)
Civil War
d)
Progressive Movement
8.
Lesotho is an __ of South Africa:
a)
Enclave
b)
Exclave
9.
What is the name of the country that is colored orange?
a)
Namibia
b)
Zambia
c)
Botswana
d)
South Africa
10.
An animal in danger of dying out because of its numbers are few.
a)
Famine
b)
Endangered Species
c)
Poacher
11.
Sanctions and Trade Embargoes are a tool that is often used to
a)
wage war on another country
b)
provide money to another country
c)
influence the decisions of another country
d)
destroy another country
12.
Open grasslands in Southern Africa are known as...
a)
pans
b)
veld
c)
sahel
d)
mountains
13.
The Dutch set up a trade station at a natural harbor near..
a)
Johannesburg
b)
Pretoria
c)
Ethiopia
d)
Cape of Good Hope
14.
___________ is the capital of Namibia, located in the central highlands.
a)
Johannesburg
b)
Windhoek
15.
Under apartheid in South Africa, blacks had to live in separate areas known as...
a)
townships
b)
apartments
c)
country clubs
d)
duplexes
16.
Stone-walled capital city of the Shona people
a)
Great Britain
b)
Great Zimbabwe
c)
Timbuktu
d)
Baghdad
17.
A country made up of four tiny islands in the Indian Ocean
a)
Comoros
b)
Madagascar
c)
Cape Verde
d)
Ethiopia
18.
river that flows from Angola to Botswana
a)
Limpopo
b)
Okavango
c)
Congo
19.
Elephants are prized for their tusks which are made of....
a)
gold
b)
porcelain
c)
ivory
d)
iron
20.
On February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela was
a)
released from prison
b)
executed
c)
awarded Nobel Peace Prize
d)
elected president of South Africa
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