Southern Africa

Question 1

The steep face at the edge of a plateau or other raised area.

Answer 1

Escarpment

Question 2

Economic or political penalties imposed by one country on another to force a change in policy.

Answer 2

Sanctions

Question 3

A large, stone-walled town built by the Shona.

Answer 3

Great Zimbabwe

Question 4

Afrikaner frontier farmers in South Africa.

Answer 4

Boers

Question 5

A small territory surrounded by foreign territory

Answer 5

Enclave

Question 6

Characteristics

Answer 6

Features

Question 7

South Africa’s policy of separation of races

Answer 7

Apartheid

Question 8

Separate areas with clusters of tiny homes for black South Africans.

Answer 8

Townships

Question 9

Most of the land in Southern Africa lies on a.

Answer 9

Plateau

Question 10

The Dutch first settled in Southern Africa in 1652near the

Answer 10

Cape of Good Hope

Question 11

Who were the first Europeans to explore the southern coast of Africa?

Answer 11

Portuguese

Question 12

Which country had a policy called apartheid to separte different races?

Answer 12

South Africa

Question 13

Which of the following statements about the end of apartheid is false?

Answer 13

Black and white people now have economic equality

Question 14

Capital of Namibia

Answer 14

Windhoek

Question 15

Capital of Botswana

Answer 15

Gaborone

Question 16

Capital of Zimbabwe

Answer 16

Harare

Question 17

Capital of Mozambique

Answer 17

Maputo

Question 18

Capital of Comoros

Answer 18

Moroni

Question 19

Capital of Madagascar

Answer 19

Antananarivo

Question 20

Capital of Swaziland

Answer 20

Mbabane

Question 21

Capital of Lesotho

Answer 21

Maseru

Question 22

Capital of South Africa

Answer 22

Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein