South Africa Geography Quiz

1. What is the capital city of South Africa where the executive branch of government is located?

Johannesburg

Pretoria

Cape Town

Durban

2. Table Mountain overlooks which major South African city?

Cape Town

Johannesburg

Bloemfontein

Port Elizabeth

3. Which national park is famous for its large population of African wildlife including the Big Five?

Addo Elephant Park

Kruger National Park

Garden Route National Park

West Coast National Park

4. The Drakensberg Mountains are located in which provinces of South Africa?

Western Cape and Eastern Cape

KwaZulu-Natal and Free State

Limpopo and Mpumalanga

Northern Cape and North West

5. Victoria Falls, one of Africa's greatest natural wonders, is located on the border between Zambia and which country?

South Africa

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Namibia

6. Which South African city is known as the 'City of Gold' due to its gold mining history?

Pretoria

Johannesburg

Kimberley

Soweto

7. The Garden Route is a scenic coastal region located in which province?

Eastern Cape

Western Cape

KwaZulu-Natal

Limpopo

8. Cape Agulhas is significant because it marks the meeting point of which two oceans?

Atlantic and Mediterranean

Indian and Pacific

Atlantic and Indian

Southern and Arctic

9. Bloemfontein is the judicial capital of South Africa. In which province is it located?

KwaZulu-Natal

Free State

Gauteng

Limpopo

10. The Okavango Delta, a major wetland and wildlife sanctuary, is primarily located in which country?

South Africa

Botswana

Namibia

Zimbabwe

11. Which mountain range runs along the southwestern coast of South Africa?

Drakensberg

Waterberg

Cape Fold Mountains

Magaliesburg

12. Durban is a major port city located on the coast of which province?

Eastern Cape

Western Cape

KwaZulu-Natal

Limpopo

13. The Karoo is a large semi-arid region in South Africa. Which provinces does it span?

Western Cape and Eastern Cape

Northern Cape and Free State

Limpopo and Mpumalanga

Gauteng and North West

14. Which natural wonder is located in the Northern Cape and is one of the world's largest meteorite impact sites?

Vredefort Crater

Blyde River Canyon

De Kelders Cave

Hermanus Coastal Cliffs

15. Hermanus, located in the Western Cape, is world-famous for seasonal viewing of which marine mammal?

Dolphins

Sharks

Whales

Seals

South Africa Geography Quiz: Cities, Landmarks & Natural Wonders

1. What is the capital city of South Africa where the executive branch of government is located?

2. Table Mountain overlooks which major South African city?

3. Which national park is famous for its large population of African wildlife including the Big Five?

4. The Drakensberg Mountains are located in which provinces of South Africa?

5. Victoria Falls, one of Africa's greatest natural wonders, is located on the border between Zambia and which country?

6. Which South African city is known as the 'City of Gold' due to its gold mining history?

7. The Garden Route is a scenic coastal region located in which province?

8. Cape Agulhas is significant because it marks the meeting point of which two oceans?

9. Bloemfontein is the judicial capital of South Africa. In which province is it located?

10. The Okavango Delta, a major wetland and wildlife sanctuary, is primarily located in which country?

11. Which mountain range runs along the southwestern coast of South Africa?

12. Durban is a major port city located on the coast of which province?

13. The Karoo is a large semi-arid region in South Africa. Which provinces does it span?

14. Which natural wonder is located in the Northern Cape and is one of the world's largest meteorite impact sites?

15. Hermanus, located in the Western Cape, is world-famous for seasonal viewing of which marine mammal?