Chapter 17:
South Africa and Its Neighbors
1.
South Africa is the world’s largest producer and exporter of __________.
a.
gold
b.
diamonds
c.
platinum
d.
coal
2.
In South Africa, Europeans groups created and spoke a language called __________.
a.
Shona
b.
Afrikaans
c.
Portuguese
d.
Boer
3.
Until 1991 a system of South African laws called apartheid limited the rights of __________.
a.
women
b.
Europeans
c.
blacks
d.
senior citizens
4.
Angola’s main source of income is __________.
a.
agriculture
b.
mining
c.
oil
d.
fishing
5.
What desert dominates Namibia’s Atlantic coastline?
a.
Sahara
b.
Kalahari
c.
Namib
d.
Sudan
6.
What African lake holds over 500 species of fish, more than any other inland body of water in the world?
a.
Lake Malawi
b.
Lake Tanganyika
c.
Lake Victoria
d.
Lake Turkana
7.
The Limpopo River and the Zambezi River are important bodies of water in the nation of __________.
a.
Zambia
b.
Zimbabwe
c.
Malawi
d.
Botswana
8.
The stone fortress and ancient African city and trading center “Great Zimbabwe,” was built by an ethnic group called the __________.
a.
Zulu
b.
Shona
c.
Xhosa
d.
Malawi
9.
What accounts for more than 75 percent of Botswana’s export income?
a.
copper
b.
oil
c.
silver
d.
diamonds
10.
A majority of the people in Mauritius are descendents of settlers from __________.
a.
Europe
b.
the African mainland
c.
India
d.
China
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