wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Chapter 23: Post-apartheid South Africa

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

South Africa's policy of ______________ lasted from 1948-1991.

a)

ethnic groups

b)

apartheid

c)

multiracial

d)

townships

2.

Black South Africans who worked in the cities were forced to live in the _________________, located just outside the cities.

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

townships

d)

segregation

3.

Homelands were _____________ areas that were described as being barren, or lacking the resources needed to survive.

a)

urban

b)

suburban

c)

rural

d)

per capita

4.

South Africa is viewed as being a _______________ society because of the many ethnic groups that have settled there.

a)

multiracial

b)

segregation

c)

ethnic group

d)

rural

5.

On average, whites still take home higher incomes?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Black South Africans are still forced to live outside the cities.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

F.W. de Klerk was the president who ended apartheid.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Boston, Massachusetts

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Suburban

10.

New York City

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Suburban

11.

Billerica, Massachusetts

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Suburban

12.

Apartheid led to the _______________ of blacks and whites in South Africa for nearly 50 years.

a)

ethnic groups

b)

multiracial

c)

segregation

d)

apartheid

13.

Apartheid translates to mean ________________.

a)

segregation

b)

togetherness

c)

apart

d)

separateness

14.

This pie chart shows that South Africa is a _________________ society.

a)

segregated

b)

multiracial

c)

ethnic group

d)

homogenous

15.

These shaded areas were designated for which ethnic group?

a)

blacks

b)

whites

c)

Asians

d)

coloreds

16.

How did the apartheid policy affect Asians and coloreds in South Africa?

a)

it forced them to leave the country

b)

it treated them as "second class citizens"

c)

it treated them as equals to whites

d)

it treated them as equals to blacks

17.

Schools were segregated under apartheid policy.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Under apartheid, blacks were not taught __________________.

a)

Social Studies and Science

b)

Math and English

c)

Math and Science

d)

Reading and Writing

19.

This graph shows what information?

a)

High School Graduation in South Africa

b)

Education in South Africa

c)

College Graduation in South Africa

d)

Employment in South Africa

20.

How did other country help to end apartheid?

a)

increase trade with South Africa

b)

decrease trade with South Africa

c)

stop trading with South Africa

21.

Based on this bar graph, which ethnic group still makes higher incomes?

a)

blacks

b)

whites

c)

Asians

d)

coloreds

22.

What percentage of voter turnout was black during the 1991 election?

a)

0%

b)

57%

c)

76%

d)

100%

23.

The city of Cape Town, South Africa

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

suburban

24.

South Africa was colonized by the ____________ & ____________.

a)

Dutch

b)

Europeans

c)

British

d)

Belgians

25.

The township of Soweto

a)

urban

b)

rural

26.

Apartheid laws are still in place in South Africa.

a)

true

b)

false

27.
a)

ANC

b)

South Africa

28.
a)

ANC

b)

South Africa

29.

South Africa has started to build schools, health clinics, pave roads, and install streetlights to the townships better.

a)

true

b)

false

30.

Mandela was imprisoned on which island until his release in 1991?

a)

Cape Town Island

b)

Robben Island

c)

Cape of Good Hope Island

31.

Afrikaners are people who speak Afrikaan, which is a mixed language of __________ & ___________.

a)

Dutch

b)

Tribal Languages

c)

English

d)

French

32.

South Africa's 1993 election was their first ___________ election.

a)

free

b)

segregated

c)

limited

33.

F.W. de Klerk saw the need to end apartheid to establish ___________ throughout his country.

a)

economic stability

b)

peace

c)

segregation

34.

South Africa has three national capitals...

a)

Cape Town

b)

Bloemfontein

c)

Pretoria

d)

Johannesburg

35.

per capita

a)

per person

b)

per capital

c)

per income

d)

per household

36.

relating to the city -- more developed

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

suburban

d)

slums

37.

relating to the countryside or town -- less developed

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

suburban

38.

a society made up of many races

a)

multiracial

b)

ethnic group

c)

segregation

d)

apartheid

39.

the way people or things are spread out over an area or space

a)

distribution

b)

segregation

c)

apartheid

d)

resources

40.

crops that people grow to make money

a)

climate

b)

resources

c)

cash crops

d)

distribution

41.

animals that exist naturally in an area

a)

wildlife

b)

habitats

c)

climate

d)

cash crops

42.

describing an overcrowded, poor, dirty section outside of a city

a)

slums

b)

townships

c)

rural

d)

urban