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1

Black Africans make up __________ of South Africa's population.
A)75 %
B)50 %
C)60 %
D)90 %
2

Under apartheid, black Africans were assigned to ________ of the land.
A)25 %
B)20 %
C)10 %
D)15 %
3

The land assigned to black Africans was called
A)reserves.
B)reservations.
C)homelands.
D)veld.
4

The earliest hunting and gathering people in the area that is now South Africa were the
A)San.
B)Bantu.
C)Congolese.
D)Masai.
5

The first European settlers in present-day South Africa were
A)English.
B)Portuguese.
C)Spanish.
D)Dutch.
6

The Dutch conflicted with the ___________ for land and cattle.
A)Bantu.
B)Zulu.
C)San.
D)Khoikhoi.
7

South Africa's "coloured" population was the result of intermarriage between
A)Khoikhoi and Europeans.
B)San and Khoikhoi.
C)French Huguenots and Dutch.
D)San and Bantu.
8

In 1806, the Dutch were replaced as rulers of South Africa by the
A)French.
B)British.
C)Germans.
D)Spanish.
9

The South African government called the lands set aside for black Africans
A)reservations.
B)economic zones.
C)Bantustans.
D)colonies.
10

The Bantustans were less densely populated than South Africa as a whole.
A)True
B)False
11

Bantustans tended to be located near mines in order to supply cheap labor.
A)True
B)False
12

Rural black South Africans became excellent farmers under apartheid.
A)True
B)False
13

Land restitution poses a particular challenge to the South African government because
A)nobody wants the land.
B)there are conflicting land claims.
C)the land is no good.
D)none of the above
14

The people purchased land for their community by pooling money obtained from
A)foreign aid.
B)the national government.
C)churches.
D)banks.
15

In South Africa, a "farm" is a
A)piece of land owned and worked by an individual or family.
B)rural community.
C)junior team in professional sports.
D)place to raise fish.
16

The tool used to determine land use on Platklip Farm is
A)surveys on the ground.
B)aerial photographs.
C)topographic maps.
D)satellite images.
17

In the CPA, people live in the center of the land parcel.
A)True
B)False
18

In the land reform projects (transferred land), crop farming is the dominant activity.
A)True
B)False
19

The area around the CPA is dry because it is in a rain shadow.
A)True
B)False
20

The residents of the CPA believe their land is best suited for
A)feedlots.
B)rotational grazing.
C)crop farming.
D)nothing.
21

In general, the CPA land use has become more
A)extensive.
B)intensive.
C)strange.
D)useful.





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