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Central and Southern Africa

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the dominant landform of Central Africa?

a)

Congo River watershed/basin

b)

Nile River watershed/basin

c)

Niger River watershed/basin

d)

Kinshasa watershed/basin

2.

What is one way the northern and southern areas of Central Africa differ from the central area of the region?

a)

These areas are mostly covered with savannas rather than rainforests.

b)

These areas receive much more rainfall than the rest of Central Africa.

c)

Unlike the rest of Central Africa, these areas do not have a dry season.

d)

These areas can not support wildlife and human habitation.

3.

The eastern part of Central Africa runs along the ______________, a place on earth that stretches until it breaks.

a)

Ethiopian Highlands

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Mozambique Rift Valley

4.

Experts say that clearing land using ______________________ may have increased the expanse of savanna in Central Africa.

a)

commercial farming

b)

subsistence agriculture

c)

slash and burn farming

d)

gold mining

5.

Why is the Congo River not navigable for its entire course?

a)

Rebel groups have blocked portions of the river to ship traffic.

b)

The river is severely polluted in many areas.

c)

Several series of cataracts and rapids occur along the river.

d)

Parts of the river are too narrow to allow for ship traffic.

6.

_________ is about twice the width and height of Niagara Falls and is known to locals as Mosi-oa-Tunya, or “The Smoke That Thunders”?

a)

Botswana Falls

b)

Okavango Falls

c)

Travesse Falls

d)

Victoria Falls

7.

Which country covers the largest amount of land in Central Africa?

a)

Democratic Republic of Congo

b)

Central African Republic

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Nigeria

8.

Lesotho is an example of a/an ______ , countries that are completely surrounded by another country.

a)

exclave

b)

provincial

c)

enclave

d)

peninsula

9.

What are “blood diamonds”?

a)

diamonds that are red in color

b)

diamonds that cost many lives when a mine caves in

c)

diamonds that are used for industrial purposes

d)

diamonds that are mined to pay for rebellions and other conflicts

10.

In what country was apartheid written into law?

a)

South Africa

b)

Central African Republic

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Malawi

11.

Which of the following was an effect of apartheid?

a)

The Black, Asian, and Coloured majority all had protected rights including the right to vote but White minority did not.

b)

Only the white minority had the right to vote and protections under a constitution.

c)

Only Blacks had protected rights under a constitution including the right to vote.

d)

Only men had the right to vote and protections under a constitution.

12.

What was the international response to influence change to the laws of apartheid?

a)

They began a campaign of civil disobedience.

b)

They gave citizens money and weapons

c)

They placed embargoes, or bans, on trade.

d)

There was no international push for changing the laws.

13.

Which individual was influential in helping to end apartheid in his country and was later voted President in the country’s first open election after spending many years in jail for protesting?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Shaka Zulu

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

David Livingstone

14.

What disease carried by mosquitoes kills over a million Africans a year?

a)

AIDS

b)

Malaria

c)

Influenza

d)

Ebola

15.

Why has modernization and industrialization NOT come easily to Central and Southern Africa?

a)

the region is under military control and currently the modernization is actually coming along very easily.

b)

the region has little infrastructure, poor transportation and educational systems are hindrances to modernization.

c)

the region is entirely Muslim and is according to Islamic law they are not allowed to modernize.

d)

the region has no resources and low population growth that slow modernization.

16.

Which natural resource has most helped the Republic of South Africa to build a strong economy?

a)

oil

b)

diamonds

c)

forests

d)

wildlife

17.

Which health issue has a higher rate in Southern Africa than in any other region in Africa?

a)

HIV/AIDS

b)

Influenza

c)

Ebola

d)

Malaria

18.

The word "Apartheid" means...

a)

Ethnocentric

b)

Separateness

c)

Equality

d)

Liberation

19.

Most people in Central Africa live in ___________ areas.

a)

Rural

b)

Urban

c)

Desert

d)

Abandoned

20.

Which of the following is a source of hydroelectric power in Southern Africa?

a)

Orange River

b)

Nile River

c)

Congo River

d)

Niger River

21.
The Equator cuts through which type of climate in Central Africa?
a)
Savanna
b)
Rainforest
c)
Semiarid
d)
Desert
22.
What is sent from Africa to the Americas?
a)
Slaves to work on plantations
b)
Manufactured Goods, like guns and clothes
c)
Raw Materials, like cotton and sugar
d)
Spices from China and India
23.
What is sent from Europe to Africa?
a)
Slaves to work on plantations
b)
Manufactured Goods, like guns and clothes
c)
Raw Materials, like cotton and sugar
d)
Native American slaves
24.
What is sent from the Americas to Europe?
a)
Slaves from Africa
b)
Manufactured Goods, like guns and clothes
c)
Raw Materials, like cotton and sugar
d)
Spices from China and India
25.
Why did the Europeans colonize Central Africa?
a)
The Africans didn't know how to develop their resources
b)
To spread Christianity and civilization
c)
To spread the European wealth to Africa
d)
Because they were bored with life in Europe
26.
Southern Africa's foggy coast caused so many ships to crash on shore that it earned what nickname?
a)
African Graveyard
b)
Skeleton Coast
c)
Skull Rock
d)
Black Beach
27.
What is the Dutch word for "farmers"?
a)
Afrikaners
b)
Boers
c)
Afrifarmer
d)
Apartheid
28.
How did other countries pressure South Africa to end apartheid?
a)
Armed the black South Africans with weapons
b)
Signed a treaty with South Africa ending apartheid
c)
Raised prices on goods South Africa bought from them
d)
Placed embargoes, or trade bans, on South Africa
29.
Which of the following does NOT describe Nelson Mandela?
a)
Died in prison while waiting for the end of apartheid
b)
Peacefully protested against apartheid
c)
Jailed for 27 years for protesting
d)
Became the first black President of South Africa
30.
Define "blood diamond"
a)
A diamond that is blood red in color
b)
A diamond that is taken from collapsed mines
c)
A diamond that pays for conflicts
d)
A diamond that bought with slaves
31.
Which religion is most practiced in Central and Southern Africa?
a)
Christianity
b)
Animism
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
32.
Most of the Democratic Republic of Congo's exports come from
a)
Farming
b)
Fishing
c)
Tourism
d)
Mining
33.
What spreads malaria?
a)
tsetse flies
b)
giraffes
c)
mosquitoes
d)
air pollution 
34.
Which two oceans border Africa?
a)
Atlantic and Indian Oceans
b)
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
c)
Indian and Arctic Oceans
d)
Pacific and Arctic Oceans
35.
What's the average life expectancy in Southern Africa?
a)
18-25 years
b)
30-35 years
c)
50-55 years
d)
75-80 years
36.
a)

Angola

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Zambezi

d)

Malawi

e)

Zambia

37.
a)

Angola

b)

R of the Congo

c)

Botswana

d)

Malawi

e)

Zambia

38.
a)

Cameroon

b)

D R of the Congo

c)

Angola

d)

Namibia

e)

Malawi

39.
a)

Cabinda

b)

Seychelles

c)

Gabon

d)

Sao Tome & Principe

e)

Equatorial Guinea

40.
a)

Gabon

b)

Cameroon

c)

R of the Congo

d)

Angola

e)

Central African Republic

41.
a)

R of the Congo

b)

Gabon

c)

Central African Republic

d)

Nigeria

e)

Cameroon

42.
a)

Zimbabwe

b)

Botswana

c)

South Africa

d)

Lesotho

e)

Namibia

43.
a)

Malawi

b)

Comoros

c)

South Africa

d)

Swaziland

e)

Lesotho

44.
a)

Mayotte

b)

Mozambique

c)

Madagascar

d)

Comoros

e)

Seychelles

45.
a)

Namibia

b)

Malawi

c)

Zimbabwe

d)

Beuchanaland

e)

Zambia

46.
a)

Malawi

b)

Angola

c)

Zimbabwe

d)

Namibia

e)

Botswana

47.
a)

Angola

b)

Zambia

c)

Namibia

d)

Zambezi

e)

South Africa

48.
a)

Swaziland

b)

Lesotho

c)

Malawi

d)

Mozambique

e)

Botswana

49.
a)

Zambia

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Madagascar

d)

Mozambique

e)

Malawi

50.
a)

Burundi

b)

Uganda

c)

Somalia

d)

Rwanda

51.
a)

Burundi

b)

Uganda

c)

Rwanda

d)

Chad

52.

What kingdom is shaded in the picture?

a)

Aksum

b)

Great Zimbabwe

c)

Kilwa

d)

Kongo

53.
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
54.
What is the driest region in South Africa?
a)
Namib Desert
b)
Sahara Desert
c)
Atacama Desert
55.
The steep face at the edge of a plateau, or other raised area
a)
Escarpment
b)
Veld
c)
Savanna
d)
Desert
56.
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
57.
What is the name of the country that is colored orange?
a)
Namibia
b)
Zambia
c)
Botswana
d)
South Africa
58.
An animal in danger of dying out because of its numbers are few.
a)
Famine
b)
Endangered Species
c)
Poacher
59.
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
60.
Open grasslands in Southern Africa are known as...
a)
pans
b)
veld
c)
sahel
d)
mountains
61.
The Dutch set up a trade station at a natural harbor near..
a)
Johannesburg
b)
Pretoria
c)
Ethiopia
d)
Cape of Good Hope
62.
Under apartheid in South Africa, blacks had to live in separate areas known as...
a)
townships
b)
apartments
c)
country clubs
d)
duplexes
63.
A country made up of four tiny islands in the Indian Ocean
a)
Comoros
b)
Madagascar
c)
Cape Verde
d)
Ethiopia
64.
river that flows from Angola to Botswana
a)
Limpopo
b)
Okavango
c)
Congo
65.
Elephants are prized for their tusks which are made of....
a)
gold
b)
porcelain
c)
ivory
d)
iron
66.
On February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela was 
a)
released from prison
b)
executed
c)
awarded Nobel Peace Prize
d)
elected president of South Africa
67.

Flat and rolling grasslands across central and southern Africa

a)

Savanna

b)

Sahel

c)

Sahara

68.

Ocean located to the west of Africa

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

69.

Ocean to the east of Africa

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

70.

a South African of European descent whose native language is Afrikaans (Dutch and African mix)

a)

Afrikaner

b)

European

c)

Dutch

d)

South African

71.

having no border with an ocean or a sea

a)

Landlocked

b)

Reservoir

c)

Thatch

d)

Urbanization

72.

Countries where the Congo Basin is found

a)

Chad & Niger

b)

Kenya & Tanzania

c)

Gabon & Congo

d)

Angola & Botswana

e)

Egypt & Libya

73.
____ means not getting enough nutrients from food, & it is a challenge for the people of Central Africa
a)
malnutrition
b)
dehydration
c)
congenital birth defects
d)
drought
74.
Angola suffers from ___, a super-high quick rise in prices
a)
inflation
b)
immigration
c)
recession
d)
obsession
75.

The dictator "Mobutu" ran what country (renamed ZAIRE) for a couple of decades?

a)

D R of the Congo

b)

Cameroon

c)

Angola

d)

Zambia

e)

Malawi

76.

Slaves from Central Africa mostly went to NORTH AMERICA.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Who DID NOT colonize Central Africa?

a)

Belgium

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Italy

e)

Germany

78.

Petroleum is an important resource found in

a)

Cameroon

b)

Equatorial Guinea

c)

Angola

d)

all of these

79.

São Tomé and Príncipe speaks ______, which is a legacy the country that colonized them.

a)

Portuguese

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Dutch

e)

English

80.

A problem in Central & Southern Africa

a)

HIV/AIDS

b)

ebola

c)

plague

d)

flesh eating slugs

81.

What European country controlled D R of the Congo?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

e)

Belgium

82.

What European country controlled Angola and São Tomé & Príncipe?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Portugal

e)

Belgium

83.

Because of elevation of much of the land is high, Africa is often called the _____.

a)

coastal plain continent

b)

mountain continent

c)

plateau continent

d)

goblet of fire

84.

Unlike farmers who raise cash crops, subsistence farmers raise crops to ________.

a)

sell to Western countries

b)

support entire villages

c)

support their families

d)

feed the birds

85.
What is the world's largest waterfall?
a)
Angel Falls
b)
Okapi Ridge
c)
Niagara Falls
d)
Victoria Falls
86.
Which of the following countries did not have involvement in South Africa?
a)
Italy
b)
England
c)
Netherlands (Dutch)
d)
France
87.

Dominant Religion of South African countries

a)

Christianity

b)

Jewish

c)

Islamic

d)

Tribal/Traditional

88.

What's an interesting fact about South Africa

a)

It's a country and a continent

b)

They have the highest number of AIDS population in the world

c)

They eat kangoroos

d)

It's the poorest country in Africa

89.

What's the largest ethnic group in South Africa?

a)

Aborigines

b)

Afrikaans

c)

Zulus

d)

Capeins

90.
Which people were the first to colonize South Africa? 
a)
The Dutch
b)
The English
c)
The French
d)
The Germans
91.
What caused a big influx of British settlers at the end of the 19th century?
a)
Cheap grounds
b)
Tobacco
c)
Gold and diamonds
d)
The nice climate
92.
What are the names of the two best-known groups of South African tribes?
a)
Xhosa and Igbo
b)
Xhosa and Zulu
c)
Zulu and Sioux
d)
Sioux and Igbo
93.
The language with the most native speakers is ...
a)
Afrikaans
b)
English
c)
Xhosa
d)
Zulu
94.
Afrikaans is (mainly) spoken by ... 
a)
Working class who live in rural areas
b)
The black population
c)
White and coloured Africans
d)
Africans from the West Cape
95.
Which political party came to power in South Africa in 1948? 
a)
African National Congress
b)
National Party
c)
Pan-African
d)
African Union
96.
Which is not an apartheid law that affect non-white South Africans? 
a)
Restricted who to marry
b)
Restricted where to work
c)
Restricted where to live
d)
Restricted what to eat
97.

Who lost in the Battle of Ulundi?

a)

Dutch

b)

British

c)

Zulu Empire

d)

French

98.

How many Africans did the British kill in the battle of Ulundi?

a)

10,000

b)

5,000

c)

1,400

d)

14,000

99.

What does ANC stand for?

a)

African National Congress

b)

African National Community

c)

African Net Congress

d)

African Net Community

100.

In South Africa black and white people hate each other

a)

no

b)

true

101.

Children under 18 represent almost half of Africa's population

a)

true

b)

false

102.

Nelson Mandela is also known as

a)

Madiba

b)

Walter Sisulu

c)

Oliver Tambo

d)

Rolihlahla

103.

When did the British take over the Dutch colony?

a)

1652

b)

1990

c)

1886

d)

1815

104.

How many years was Nelson Mandela in prison for?

a)

5

b)

15

c)

23

d)

27

105.

Which prison was Nelson Mandela mostly kept in?

a)

Robben Island

b)

Pretoria

c)

Cape Town Prison

d)

Victor Verster Prison

106.

When was Nelson Mandela released from prison?

a)

1988

b)

1994

c)

1990

d)

1972

107.

When did Nelson Mandela become president of South Africa?

a)

1988

b)

1990

c)

1994

d)

2001

108.

In 1960 police shot live bullets at people who were protesting about passes. What is this situation known as?

a)

The Jo'burgh Disaster

b)

The Soweto Massacre

c)

The Treason Trial

d)

The Sharpeville Massacre

109.

Which prize did Nelson Mandela receive in 1993?

a)

The Nobel Peace Prize

b)

The Nobel Prize for Literature

c)

The Nobel Prize for Science

d)

The Nobel Prize Award

110.

Nelson Mandela was the first president in South Africa to be elected democratically. What does this mean?

a)

Only white people were allowed to vote.

b)

Every adult in the country was allowed to vote

c)

Only black people were allowed to vote.

d)

Everyone was allowed to vote

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