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Apartheid Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did South Africa adopt a policy of apartheid?

a)

to solve conflict between black and white South Africans

b)

to divide jobs between the different ethnic groups

c)

to segregate the different ethnic groups

d)

to grow their economy

2.

Which statement does the above graph help to prove?

a)

South Africa is a developed country.

b)

South Africa is a multiracial country.

c)

South Africa is a democratic country.

d)

South Africa is an urban country.

3.

What percent of South Africans are non-white?

a)

82.1%

b)

79.4%

c)

90.6%

d)

11.2%

4.

Which natural resource is most common in South Africa?

a)

coal

b)

diamonds

c)

iron

d)

precious metals (gold, silver, copper)

e)

uranium

5.

Which type of land use is most common in South Africa?

a)

Commercial farming

b)

Livestock raising

c)

Commercial fishing

d)

Forestry

e)

Trade and manufacturing

6.

Which ethnic group was forced to live in homelands or townships?

a)

white South Africans

b)

colored South Africans

c)

Asian South Africans

d)

black South Africans

7.

How did apartheid affect Asians and colored South Africans?

a)

They were equal to white South Africans

b)

They were treated worse than black South Africans

c)

They had fewer rights and opportunities than white South Africans

d)

They were forced to leave South Africa

8.

How did South Africa's government change after apartheid ended?

a)

It didn't change

b)

Black South Africans took power by force

c)

Black South Africans took power through fair elections

d)

White South Africans were forced into segregation

9.

Which law opened up job opportunities to all ethnic groups?

a)

Job Opportunity Act of 1995

b)

Anti Apartheid Act of 1993

c)

Employment Equity Act of 1998

d)

Equal Job Act of 1997

10.

Which of the following is a goal of South Africa's integrated public schools?

a)

All students go to college

b)

All students are qualified for good jobs

c)

All students learn in their native language

d)

All students graduate high school

11.

Which of the following is a true statement

a)

Most homelands were located near the capital

b)

Most homelands were located along the coast

c)

Most homelands were located in central South Africa

d)

Most homelands were located in the eastern half of South Africa

12.

How did voter turn out change between 1989 and 1999?

a)

More what South Africans voted in 1999 than in 1989

b)

Fewer South Africans voted overall

c)

5 million more black South Africans voted in 1989 than in 1999

d)

More non-white South Africans voted in 1999 than the total number of South Africans that voted in 1989

13.

Did South Africa's unemployment rate get better or worse forfor black South Africans between 1987 and 2014?

a)

Better

b)

Same

c)

Worse

14.

Has South Africa's high school graduation rate for colored South Africans gotten better or worse from 1991 to 2011?

a)

Better

b)

Same

c)

Worse

15.

Which ethnic group(s) income level increased from 2001 to 2001?

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Colored

d)

Asian

e)

All of the above