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Southern and Eastern Africa Honors Geography Test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The grasslands of Africa are called . . .

a)

savannas

b)

cataracts

c)

escarpments

d)

Zulus

2.

A steep rise from a plain to a plateau is called a(n)

a)

apartheid

b)

escarpment

c)

savanna

d)

cataract

3.

Which ethnic group has its traditional home in Natal?

a)

Afrikaners

b)

San

c)

Masai

d)

Zulu

4.

Which river forms the northern border of South Africa?

a)

Orange River

b)

Limpopo River

c)

Nile River

d)

Zambezi River

e)

Sahara River

5.

The rigorous policy of racial separation practiced in South Africa from 1948 to 1997 was called . . .

a)

escarpment

b)

genocide

c)

cataracts

d)

Apartheid

e)

Zuluism

6.

Which country surrounds Lesotho?

a)

Kenya

b)

Madagascar

c)

South Africa

d)

Zimbabwe

e)

Ethiopia

7.

Because of the large number of shipwrecks that have occurred off the northern shore of Namibia, is has earned the nickname?

a)

Dead Man's Shore

b)

Davy Jones's Locker

c)

Cape Hatteras of Africa

d)

Skeleton Coast

e)

Wreck Shipped Cove

8.

Which country became the major battleground between Cold War superpowers in Sub-Saharan Africa?

a)

Kenya

b)

Angola

c)

South Africa

d)

Zimbabwe

e)

Madagascar

9.

The people of the Seychelles are descendants of . . .

a)

French settlers and African slaves

b)

Boers and African slaves

c)

British sailors and Boers

d)

British sailors and South Africans

10.

What is the source of the White Nile River?

a)

Lake Malawi

b)

Victoria Falls

c)

Tuegela Falls

d)

Lake Victoria

e)

Red Sea

11.

What city is the center of communication and trade in East Africa?

a)

Nairobi

b)

Mogadishu

c)

Addis Ababa

d)

Khartoum

e)

Mombasa

12.

What common language of people on the east coast of Africa developed long before European colonists arrived?

a)

Afrikaans

b)

Swahili

c)

Bantu

d)

Burundi

e)

Masai

13.

The Lingua Franca of East Africa is . . .

a)

Dutch

b)

Afrikaans

c)

Swahili

d)

Zulu

e)

Bantu

14.

The tribe in Kenya noted for its ritual dances and warriors' skills is the . . .

a)

Swahili

b)

Masai

c)

Serengeti

d)

Tutsis

e)

Hutus

15.

Before the British took over Tanzania following World War I, it was known as . . .

a)

German East Africa

b)

Dutch Africa

c)

British Colony of Tanzania

d)

Zanzibar

e)

French Guinea Africa

16.

What city served as the Muslims' largest slave-trading port in East Africa?

a)

Dar es Sallam

b)

Djibouti

c)

Mombasa

d)

Zanzibar

e)

Mogadishu

17.

The hot, dry lowlands near the coast of East Africa are part of the . . .

a)

Serengeti Plain

b)

Transvaal

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Denakil Desert

18.

The largest city on the Horn of Africa is . . .

a)

Addis Ababa

b)

Mogadishu

c)

Djibouti

d)

Mombasa

e)

Khartoum

19.

By what name were the original Dutch farmers in South Africa known?

a)

Afrikaans

b)

Boers

c)

Bantu

d)

Burundi

e)

Masai

20.

What language did the Dutch colonists speak?

a)

Afrikaans

b)

Swahili

c)

Bantu

d)

Burundi

e)

Masai

21.

Which country is considered the key to East Africa because of its advanced cities?

a)

Kenya

b)

Madagascar

c)

South Africa

d)

Zimbabwe

e)

Ethiopia

22.

What country lies along the Bab al-Mandeb?

a)

Djibouti

b)

Madagascar

c)

South Africa

d)

Zimbabwe

e)

Ethiopia

23.

Which East African country was once called Punt or, as Nahum 3:9 calls it, Put?

a)

Djibouti

b)

Madagascar

c)

Somalia

d)

Zimbabwe

e)

Ethiopia

24.

What is the most famous Bantu tribe of Natal?

a)

Zulu

b)

Swahili

c)

Bantu

d)

Burundi

e)

Masai

25.

Botswana is the world's largest producer of what precious commodity?

a)

Diamonds

b)

Gold

c)

Silver

d)

Steel

e)

Rubies

26.

What is the name given to the "gash" in the earth that runs from the Middle East southward through East Africa?

a)

Serengeti Plain

b)

Transvaal

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Great Rift Valley

e)

Bab Al-Mandeb

27.

What are the names of the two major deserts of Africa, one in the north and one in the south?

a)

Serengeti Desert

b)

Transvaal Desert

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

e)

Bab al-Mandeb Desert

28.

Which two leader, one black and one white, negotiated an end to South Africa's policy of racial segregation?

a)

F.W. de Klerk

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Jacob Zuma

d)

Cyril Ramaphosa

e)

Paul Kruger

29.

What desert lies on the Tropic of Capricorn?

a)

Serengeti Desert

b)

Transvaal Desert

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

e)

Bab al-Mandeb Desert

30.

After whom did David Livingstone name the waterfall that he discovered in Zimbabwe?

a)

Queen Victoria of Great Britain

b)

Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain

c)

Queen Mary of Scotland

d)

Queen Isabella of Spain

e)

Queen Anastasia of Russia

31.

What two rivers form the Nile River?

a)

Orange Nile

b)

Red Nile

c)

Blue Nile

d)

Yellow Nile

e)

White Nile

32.

Which competing tribes in Rwanda have warred against each other repeatedly, most recently in 1994, resulting in the loss of approximately 800,00 lives?

a)

Swahili

b)

Masai

c)

Serengeti

d)

Tutsis

e)

Hutus

33.

What countries make up the Lake Region of Africa?

a)

Kenya

b)

Tanzania

c)

Uganda

d)

Rwanda

e)

Burundi

34.

What plain in Africa has more large land animals than any other place on earth?

a)

Serengeti Plain

b)

Transvaal Plain

c)

Kalahari Plain

d)

Great Rift Plain

e)

Bab Al-Mandeb Plain

35.

Because of its shape, what is the wide Somali Peninsula on the east side of Africa called?

a)

Horn of Africa

b)

Eastern African Peninsula

c)

East African Horn

d)

Somali Horn

e)

Swahili Trumpet

36.

Which famous British explorer was interested in Africans' souls as well as the land itself?

a)

David Livingstone

b)

William Carrey

c)

Sir Francis Drake

d)

John Hanning Speke

e)

Cecil Rhodes

37.

Which British explorer was merely interested in making a fortune at the expense of the Africans?

a)

David Livingstone

b)

William Carrey

c)

Sir Francis Drake

d)

John Hanning Speke

e)

Cecil Rhodes

38.

Match each description with the correct answer choice


Which Bantu tribe in Natal is the most famous?

a)

Zulu

b)

Afrikaans

c)

Rhodesia

d)

Comoros

e)

Great Rift

39.

Match each description with the correct answer choice


What language did the Dutch colonists speak?

a)

Zulu

b)

Afrikaans

c)

Rhodesia

d)

Comoros

e)

Great Rift

40.

Match each description with the correct answer choice


By what name was Zimbabwe formerly known?

a)

Zulu

b)

Afrikaans

c)

Rhodesia

d)

Comoros

e)

Great Rift

41.

Match each description with the correct answer choice


What is the collective name of the four main volcanic islands and several islets northwest of Madagascar?

a)

Zulu

b)

Afrikaans

c)

Rhodesia

d)

Comoros

e)

Great Rift

42.

Match each description with the correct answer choice


The __________ Valley is the "gash" in the earth that runs from the Middle East southward through East Africa.

a)

Zulu

b)

Afrikaans

c)

Rhodesia

d)

Comoros

e)

Great Rift

43.

Match each description with the correct answer choice


Which country is considered the key to East Africa?

a)

Zulu

b)

Afrikaans

c)

Rhodesia

d)

Kenya

e)

Serengeti

44.

Match each description with the correct answer choice


The ________ Plain has more large land animals than any other area on earth.

a)

Zulu

b)

Afrikaans

c)

Rhodesia

d)

Kenya

e)

Serengeti

45.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


A

a)

Angola

b)

Botswana

c)

Lesotho

d)

Madagascar

e)

Malawi

46.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


D

a)

Angola

b)

Botswana

c)

Lesotho

d)

Madagascar

e)

Malawi

47.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


F

a)

Angola

b)

Botswana

c)

Lesotho

d)

Madagascar

e)

Malawi

48.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


K

a)

Angola

b)

Botswana

c)

Lesotho

d)

Madagascar

e)

Malawi

49.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


J

a)

Angola

b)

Botswana

c)

Lesotho

d)

Madagascar

e)

Malawi

50.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


I

a)

Mozambique

b)

Swaziland

c)

Zambia

d)

Zimbabwe

e)

Djibouti

51.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


H

a)

Mozambique

b)

Swaziland

c)

Zambia

d)

Zimbabwe

e)

Djibouti

52.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


C

a)

Mozambique

b)

Swaziland

c)

Zambia

d)

Zimbabwe

e)

Djibouti

53.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


G

a)

Mozambique

b)

Swaziland

c)

Zambia

d)

Zimbabwe

e)

Djibouti

54.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


T

a)

Mozambique

b)

Swaziland

c)

Zambia

d)

Zimbabwe

e)

Djibouti

55.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


Q

a)

Kenya

b)

Rwanda

c)

Somalia

d)

South Sudan

e)

Tanzania

56.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


O

a)

Kenya

b)

Rwanda

c)

Somalia

d)

South Sudan

e)

Tanzania

57.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


R

a)

Kenya

b)

Rwanda

c)

Somalia

d)

South Sudan

e)

Tanzania

58.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


U

a)

Kenya

b)

Rwanda

c)

Somalia

d)

South Sudan

e)

Tanzania

59.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


L

a)

Kenya

b)

Rwanda

c)

Somalia

d)

South Sudan

e)

Tanzania

60.

Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.


P

a)

Kenya

b)

Rwanda

c)

Somalia

d)

Uganda

e)

Tanzania