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WorksheetsSouthern and Eastern Africa Honors Geography Test
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 45mins
The grasslands of Africa are called . . .
savannas
cataracts
escarpments
Zulus
A steep rise from a plain to a plateau is called a(n)
apartheid
escarpment
savanna
cataract
Which ethnic group has its traditional home in Natal?
Afrikaners
San
Masai
Zulu
Which river forms the northern border of South Africa?
Orange River
Limpopo River
Nile River
Zambezi River
Sahara River
The rigorous policy of racial separation practiced in South Africa from 1948 to 1997 was called . . .
escarpment
genocide
cataracts
Apartheid
Zuluism
Which country surrounds Lesotho?
Kenya
Madagascar
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Because of the large number of shipwrecks that have occurred off the northern shore of Namibia, is has earned the nickname?
Dead Man's Shore
Davy Jones's Locker
Cape Hatteras of Africa
Skeleton Coast
Wreck Shipped Cove
Which country became the major battleground between Cold War superpowers in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Kenya
Angola
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Madagascar
The people of the Seychelles are descendants of . . .
French settlers and African slaves
Boers and African slaves
British sailors and Boers
British sailors and South Africans
What is the source of the White Nile River?
Lake Malawi
Victoria Falls
Tuegela Falls
Lake Victoria
Red Sea
What city is the center of communication and trade in East Africa?
Nairobi
Mogadishu
Addis Ababa
Khartoum
Mombasa
What common language of people on the east coast of Africa developed long before European colonists arrived?
Afrikaans
Swahili
Bantu
Burundi
Masai
The Lingua Franca of East Africa is . . .
Dutch
Afrikaans
Swahili
Zulu
Bantu
The tribe in Kenya noted for its ritual dances and warriors' skills is the . . .
Swahili
Masai
Serengeti
Tutsis
Hutus
Before the British took over Tanzania following World War I, it was known as . . .
German East Africa
Dutch Africa
British Colony of Tanzania
Zanzibar
French Guinea Africa
What city served as the Muslims' largest slave-trading port in East Africa?
Dar es Sallam
Djibouti
Mombasa
Zanzibar
Mogadishu
The hot, dry lowlands near the coast of East Africa are part of the . . .
Serengeti Plain
Transvaal
Kalahari Desert
Denakil Desert
The largest city on the Horn of Africa is . . .
Addis Ababa
Mogadishu
Djibouti
Mombasa
Khartoum
By what name were the original Dutch farmers in South Africa known?
Afrikaans
Boers
Bantu
Burundi
Masai
What language did the Dutch colonists speak?
Afrikaans
Swahili
Bantu
Burundi
Masai
Which country is considered the key to East Africa because of its advanced cities?
Kenya
Madagascar
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
What country lies along the Bab al-Mandeb?
Djibouti
Madagascar
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Which East African country was once called Punt or, as Nahum 3:9 calls it, Put?
Djibouti
Madagascar
Somalia
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
What is the most famous Bantu tribe of Natal?
Zulu
Swahili
Bantu
Burundi
Masai
Botswana is the world's largest producer of what precious commodity?
Diamonds
Gold
Silver
Steel
Rubies
What is the name given to the "gash" in the earth that runs from the Middle East southward through East Africa?
Serengeti Plain
Transvaal
Kalahari Desert
Great Rift Valley
Bab Al-Mandeb
What are the names of the two major deserts of Africa, one in the north and one in the south?
Serengeti Desert
Transvaal Desert
Kalahari Desert
Sahara Desert
Bab al-Mandeb Desert
Which two leader, one black and one white, negotiated an end to South Africa's policy of racial segregation?
F.W. de Klerk
Nelson Mandela
Jacob Zuma
Cyril Ramaphosa
Paul Kruger
What desert lies on the Tropic of Capricorn?
Serengeti Desert
Transvaal Desert
Kalahari Desert
Sahara Desert
Bab al-Mandeb Desert
After whom did David Livingstone name the waterfall that he discovered in Zimbabwe?
Queen Victoria of Great Britain
Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain
Queen Mary of Scotland
Queen Isabella of Spain
Queen Anastasia of Russia
What two rivers form the Nile River?
Orange Nile
Red Nile
Blue Nile
Yellow Nile
White Nile
Which competing tribes in Rwanda have warred against each other repeatedly, most recently in 1994, resulting in the loss of approximately 800,00 lives?
Swahili
Masai
Serengeti
Tutsis
Hutus
What countries make up the Lake Region of Africa?
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
Rwanda
Burundi
What plain in Africa has more large land animals than any other place on earth?
Serengeti Plain
Transvaal Plain
Kalahari Plain
Great Rift Plain
Bab Al-Mandeb Plain
Because of its shape, what is the wide Somali Peninsula on the east side of Africa called?
Horn of Africa
Eastern African Peninsula
East African Horn
Somali Horn
Swahili Trumpet
Which famous British explorer was interested in Africans' souls as well as the land itself?
David Livingstone
William Carrey
Sir Francis Drake
John Hanning Speke
Cecil Rhodes
Which British explorer was merely interested in making a fortune at the expense of the Africans?
David Livingstone
William Carrey
Sir Francis Drake
John Hanning Speke
Cecil Rhodes
Match each description with the correct answer choice
Which Bantu tribe in Natal is the most famous?
Zulu
Afrikaans
Rhodesia
Comoros
Great Rift
Match each description with the correct answer choice
What language did the Dutch colonists speak?
Zulu
Afrikaans
Rhodesia
Comoros
Great Rift
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By what name was Zimbabwe formerly known?
Zulu
Afrikaans
Rhodesia
Comoros
Great Rift
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What is the collective name of the four main volcanic islands and several islets northwest of Madagascar?
Zulu
Afrikaans
Rhodesia
Comoros
Great Rift
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The __________ Valley is the "gash" in the earth that runs from the Middle East southward through East Africa.
Zulu
Afrikaans
Rhodesia
Comoros
Great Rift
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Which country is considered the key to East Africa?
Zulu
Afrikaans
Rhodesia
Kenya
Serengeti
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The ________ Plain has more large land animals than any other area on earth.
Zulu
Afrikaans
Rhodesia
Kenya
Serengeti
Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.
A
Angola
Botswana
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.
D
Angola
Botswana
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
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F
Angola
Botswana
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
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K
Angola
Botswana
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
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J
Angola
Botswana
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
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I
Mozambique
Swaziland
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Djibouti
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H
Mozambique
Swaziland
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Djibouti
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C
Mozambique
Swaziland
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Djibouti
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G
Mozambique
Swaziland
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Djibouti
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T
Mozambique
Swaziland
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Djibouti
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Q
Kenya
Rwanda
Somalia
South Sudan
Tanzania
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O
Kenya
Rwanda
Somalia
South Sudan
Tanzania
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R
Kenya
Rwanda
Somalia
South Sudan
Tanzania
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U
Kenya
Rwanda
Somalia
South Sudan
Tanzania
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L
Kenya
Rwanda
Somalia
South Sudan
Tanzania
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P
Kenya
Rwanda
Somalia
Uganda
Tanzania
