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South Africa

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The kalahari splits into what three countries?

a)

botswana, namibia, south africa

b)

mozambique, south africa, zambia

c)

zimbabwe, zambia, mozambique

d)

uzbekistan, kazakhstan, tajikistan

2.

Kalahari is home to one of the world’s rarest languages, what is it?

a)

Taa

b)

Christianity

c)

Tua

d)

Toka

3.

Which country of the kalahari has its biggest diamond mine

a)

botswana

b)

south africa

c)

namibia

d)

democractic republic of the congo

4.

True or False: Kalahari has many rare and endangered animals

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Idk

5.

How long ago was the kalahari formed

a)

60 million years

b)

55 million years

c)

180 million years

d)

200,000 years

6.

When did Mandela become president of South Africa?

a)

1991

b)

1918

c)

2002

d)

1994

7.

What was Mandela called before the age of seven?

a)

rolihlahla

b)

abdul

c)

jason

d)

nelson

8.

What was he arrested for in 1956?

a)

treason

b)

battery

c)

assault

d)

3rd degree murder

9.

Where was Mandela born?

a)

the village mvezo, south africa

b)

cape town, south africa

c)

the village klawer, south africa

d)

the village de aar, south africa

10.

What sentence did Mandela and 7 other men get?

a)

life

b)

36 years

c)

2 years

d)

18 years

11.

When did Mandela become president of South Africa?

a)

1991

b)

1918

c)

2002

d)

1994

12.

What is the currency of Botswana?

a)

pula

b)

usd

c)

mowana

d)

seswaa

13.

What are Lesotho’s two most important natural resources?

a)

water and diamonds

b)

water and oil

c)

gold and silver

d)

food and water

14.

Eswatini was known as Swaziland until what year?

a)

2019

b)

2020

c)

2004

d)

2018

15.

Namibia has the largest population of what animal?

a)

cheetah

b)

lion

c)

elephant

d)

piggy

16.

South Africa became the first African nation to hold what sporting event?

a)

FIFA World Cup

b)

Super Bowl 56

c)

NASCAR

d)

F1 Race

17.

What countries does south africa border?

a)

namibia, botswana, zimbabwe, eswatini, mozambique, lesotho

b)

usa, canada, mexico, lithuania, micronesia, colombia

c)

niger, nigeria, mali, mauritania, sierra leone, the gambia

d)

mcdonalds, wendy’s, burger king, chick fil a, whattaburger, shake shak

18.

where is south africa

a)

northern africa

b)

western africa

c)

eastern africa

d)

southern africa

19.

True or False: South Africa is the 24th largest country in size

a)

true

b)

false

c)

idk

20.

How much bigger is south africa then texas?

a)

2x

b)

3x

c)

10x

d)

idk

21.

how big is south africa?

a)

1,219,090 km squared

b)

2,143,840 km squared

c)

10,090,430 km squared

d)

30,030,300 km squared