True/False
Short Answer
Multiple Choice
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100

The British settlers went to South Africa in the 1800s because of the discovery of Gold and Diamonds 

True

100

What country produces the most vanilla beans in the world 

Madagascar

100

In South Africa, European groups created and spoke a language called

A. Afrikaans                        B. Ndebele

C. Portuguese                     D. Shona

A. Afrikaans

100

An ______ is when a smaller country is within a larger country 

Enclave

200

Diamonds are Botswana's primary source of export income

True 

200

What is South Africa's most significant natural resource?

Gold 

200

From the 1500s until 1975, Mozambique and Angola were colonies of 

A. Portugal               B. the Netherlands   

C. the United Kingdom                D. Germany 

A. Portugal 

200

About 50 percent of the people of Angola practice ________________

The Roman Catholic Religion 

300

Glacial Activity created the islands of Comoros and Mauritius 

False

300

The first black president of South Africa was 

Nelson Mandela 

300

Most Africans in the country of South Africa trace their ancestry to 

A. two clans                        B. Ndebele and Shona

C.  Bantu-Speaking People              D. Afrikaans 

c. Bantu-Speaking people 

300

An attempt to redistribute land to Africans caused chaos and violence in ______

Zimbabwe 
400

Angola of South Africa has plants and wildlife that is not found in any other country

False 

400

Why does Madagascar have many unique species? 

Separated from Africa millions of years ago 

400

Because its copper is dwindling, this country is encouraging its people to return to farming

A. Zambia                                B. Malawi 

C. Namibia                                D. Angola

A. Zambia 

400

_____, ______, ____ are South Africa's Largest ethnic groups 

Sotho, Zulu, and Xhosa

500

Botswana is the leading Producer of Uranium

False; Namibia 

500

The African National Congress was found in 1912 to do what? 

gain power for black South Africans 

500

In the Southern Africa country of Zimbabwe, the two largest ethnic groups are the

A. Bantus and Afrikaners          B. Shona and Ndebele

C. Sotho and Xhosa                 D. Zulus and Sotho 

B. Shona and Ndebele

500

The Shona built a famous trading center called ____________

The Great Zimbabwe