South Africa Map Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which neighboring country is tucked between northeastern South Africa and Mozambique, with most of its boundary shared with South Africa?
Lesotho
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Eswatini
2. Which ocean lies along South Africa’s southeastern coastline near Durban?
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Mozambique Channel
3. Which ocean borders South Africa’s western coastline?
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Mozambique Channel
4. Durban is a major coastal city in which province?
Eastern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
Western Cape
Mpumalanga
5. Which river forms much of the international boundary between Northern Cape and Namibia?
Orange River
Vaal River
Limpopo River
Tugela River
6. If you cross the international border northward from western Northern Cape, which country do you enter?
Botswana
Namibia
Angola
Zimbabwe
7. Driving east along the coast from Western Cape toward KwaZulu-Natal, which province do you pass through between them?
Free State
Northern Cape
Mpumalanga
Eastern Cape
8. At the northeastern edge of South Africa, which country lies directly east of Kruger National Park?
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Botswana
Eswatini
9. From Johannesburg, in which general direction would you travel to reach Cape Town?
Southwest
Southeast
Northwest
Northeast
10. Which independent country is completely surrounded by South Africa?
Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
Zimbabwe
11. Kruger National Park extends across parts of which two South African provinces?
Gauteng and North West
Northern Cape and Western Cape
Free State and KwaZulu-Natal
Limpopo and Mpumalanga
12. Cape Town is located in which province?
Eastern Cape
Northern Cape
Free State
Western Cape
13. Which city serves as South Africa’s administrative capital and seat of the national executive?
Bloemfontein
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Cape Town
14. Which landlocked country lies immediately north of parts of both Northern Cape and North West province?
Namibia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Lesotho
15. Johannesburg and Pretoria are both located in which province?
Gauteng
Mpumalanga
Limpopo
North West
16. A traveler drives north through Limpopo province and crosses the Limpopo River at Beitbridge. Which country have they entered?
Mozambique
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Zambia