Geography and Nature

Wildlife, Resources and Environment

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  1. Which famous game reserve lies in the north-east of the country?
  2. Which are the Big Five animals found in South African parks?
  3. Which wine-growing region lies near Cape Town?
  4. Which mineral is the Witwatersrand famous for?
  5. Which town is home to the Big Hole, a vast pit dug by hand in the search for diamonds?
  6. Which metal group is mined in the Bushveld Complex north of Pretoria?
  7. Which is the national animal of South Africa?
  8. Which is the national flower of South Africa?
  9. Which seabirds live in a colony at Boulders Beach near Cape Town?
  10. Which crop is the staple grain of South Africa, grown mostly in the Free State?
  11. Which fossil site north-west of Johannesburg is part of the Cradle of Humankind?
  12. Which fuel is mined mainly in Mpumalanga and used for most electricity?
  13. Which plants make up the Cape Floral Region, rich in species found nowhere else?
  14. Which province has the Kalahari, the Karoo and the Orange River, and is mostly desert?
  15. Which animal is the national bird of South Africa?
  16. Which large national park in the Kalahari is shared with Botswana?
  17. Which wetland park on the KwaZulu-Natal coast, listed by UNESCO in 1999, protects lakes, reefs and dunes?
  18. Which citrus fruit is one of South Africa's major exports?
  19. Which large meteorite crater in the Free State is one of the oldest and largest impact structures?
  20. Which cave site near Sterkfontein produced the fossils of Australopithecus sediba, found in 2008?
  21. Which winter-rainfall desert region on the west coast is known for the world's richest arid flora?
  22. Which annual winter event along the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal coast draws dolphins, sharks and gannets after huge shoals of small fish?
  23. The Cape Floral Region is the smallest of the world's six floral kingdoms. Which kingdom is it?
  24. Which mineral does the Kalahari field near Hotazel hold in the largest known reserves in the world?
  25. Which of the Big Five is the largest land animal?

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