Question 1

Pastoralism is another word for:

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture. 
B)  herding. 
C)  economic development. 
D)  politics. 
A)  agriculture. 
B)  herding. 
C)  economic development. 
D)  politics.

Question 2

What is the name of the organization founded to focus on trade,currency,infrastructure,and political stability in West Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  OPEC 
B)  ECOWAS 
C)  MERCOSUR 
D)  CARICOM 
A)  OPEC 
B)  ECOWAS 
C)  MERCOSUR 
D)  CARICOM

Question 3

An example of the blending of Roman Catholicism with African animist beliefs is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Eastern Orthodoxy. 
B)  Unitarianism. 
C)  Voodoo. 
D)  Satanism. 
A)  Eastern Orthodoxy. 
B)  Unitarianism. 
C)  Voodoo. 
D)  Satanism.

Question 4

The establishment of apartheid instituted racial segregation in a society that,for 100 years under the Boers,was largely tolerant and egalitarian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The term informal economy is used to describe only socially destructive activities such as smuggling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What widespread disease in sub-Saharan Africa is associated with standing fresh water?

Accepted Answer

A)  AIDS 
B)  ebola 
C)  influenza 
D)  schistosomiasis 
A)  AIDS 
B)  ebola 
C)  influenza 
D)  schistosomiasis

Question 7

Santería is a purely animist faith.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The capital of the Republic of Congo is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazzaville. 
B)  Abu Dhabi. 
C)  Mogadishu. 
D)  Kinshasa. 
A)  Brazzaville. 
B)  Abu Dhabi. 
C)  Mogadishu. 
D)  Kinshasa.

Question 9

Which of the following is the best characterization of the climatic conditions brought about by the slow advance of the African Sahel?

Accepted Answer

A)  cold 
B)  arid 
C)  wet 
D)  warm 
A)  cold 
B)  arid 
C)  wet 
D)  warm

Question 10

Which statement is NOT true of the African slave trade between 1600 and 1865?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europeans paid native African kingdoms to make slave raids into the interior of Africa. 
B)  About equal numbers of male slaves and female slaves were sent to the Americas. 
C)  About 12 million slaves were sent to the Americas. 
D)  About 90 percent of the slaves ended up in South America,while about 10 percent ended up in North America. 
A)  Europeans paid native African kingdoms to make slave raids into the interior of Africa. 
B)  About equal numbers of male slaves and female slaves were sent to the Americas. 
C)  About 12 million slaves were sent to the Americas. 
D)  About 90 percent of the slaves ended up in South America,while about 10 percent ended up in North America.

Question 11

The largest city in sub-Saharan Africa is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Lagos,Nigeria. 
B)  Gaborone,Botswana. 
C)  Johannesburg,South Africa. 
D)  Nairobi,Kenya. 
A)  Lagos,Nigeria. 
B)  Gaborone,Botswana. 
C)  Johannesburg,South Africa. 
D)  Nairobi,Kenya.

Question 12

Name two objectives of European colonial administrations in Africa.

Accepted Answer

to extract raw mater

Question 13

What two languages do most Africans speak?

Accepted Answer

A)  English and French 
B)  their native language and English 
C)  their native language and French 
D)  their native language and a lingua franca 
A)  English and French 
B)  their native language and English 
C)  their native language and French 
D)  their native language and a lingua franca

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a waterborne disease common in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  typhoid 
B)  dysentery 
C)  cholera 
D)  HIV-AIDS 
A)  typhoid 
B)  dysentery 
C)  cholera 
D)  HIV-AIDS

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT true of animism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is often found in blended forms with other religions in Africa. 
B)  It is probably the most ancient heritage of any religion on Earth. 
C)  Focus of attention is on the individual. 
D)  Rituals seek to link the living with their deceased ancestors. 
A)  It is often found in blended forms with other religions in Africa. 
B)  It is probably the most ancient heritage of any religion on Earth. 
C)  Focus of attention is on the individual. 
D)  Rituals seek to link the living with their deceased ancestors.

Question 16

What term is favored in the textbook to describe culturally distinct groups in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What term is favored in the textbook...

Question 17

Many ethnic and regional conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa are in large part the result of what European colonial legacy?

Accepted Answer

the boundaries that

Question 18

In sub-Saharan Africa,human activities have not had a noticeable effect on the continent's tropical rainforests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The original home of the human species is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia. 
B)  Europe. 
C)  Africa. 
D)  North America. 
A)  Asia. 
B)  Europe. 
C)  Africa. 
D)  North America.

Question 20

Less than 324 years ago,European agriculturists were the first to cultivate the African wet tropics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Pastoralism is another word for:

What is the name of the organization founded to focus on trade,currency,infrastructure,and political stability in West Africa?

An example of the blending of Roman Catholicism with African animist beliefs is:

The establishment of apartheid instituted racial segregation in a society that,for 100 years under the Boers,was largely tolerant and egalitarian.

The term informal economy is used to describe only socially destructive activities such as smuggling.

What widespread disease in sub-Saharan Africa is associated with standing fresh water?

Santería is a purely animist faith.

The capital of the Republic of Congo is:

Which of the following is the best characterization of the climatic conditions brought about by the slow advance of the African Sahel?

Which statement is NOT true of the African slave trade between 1600 and 1865?

The largest city in sub-Saharan Africa is:

Name two objectives of European colonial administrations in Africa.

What two languages do most Africans speak?

Which of the following is NOT a waterborne disease common in sub-Saharan Africa?

Which of the following is NOT true of animism?

What term is favored in the textbook to describe culturally distinct groups in sub-Saharan Africa?

Many ethnic and regional conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa are in large part the result of what European colonial legacy?

In sub-Saharan Africa,human activities have not had a noticeable effect on the continent's tropical rainforests.

The original home of the human species is:

Less than 324 years ago,European agriculturists were the first to cultivate the African wet tropics.

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

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Exam 7: Sub-Saharan Africa

Pastoralism is another word for:

What is the name of the organization founded to focus on trade,currency,infrastructure,and political stability in West Africa?

An example of the blending of Roman Catholicism with African animist beliefs is:

The establishment of apartheid instituted racial segregation in a society that,for 100 years under the Boers,was largely tolerant and egalitarian.

The term informal economy is used to describe only socially destructive activities such as smuggling.

What widespread disease in sub-Saharan Africa is associated with standing fresh water?

Santería is a purely animist faith.

The capital of the Republic of Congo is:

Which of the following is the best characterization of the climatic conditions brought about by the slow advance of the African Sahel?

Which statement is NOT true of the African slave trade between 1600 and 1865?

The largest city in sub-Saharan Africa is:

Name two objectives of European colonial administrations in Africa.

What two languages do most Africans speak?

Which of the following is NOT a waterborne disease common in sub-Saharan Africa?

Which of the following is NOT true of animism?

What term is favored in the textbook to describe culturally distinct groups in sub-Saharan Africa?

Many ethnic and regional conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa are in large part the result of what European colonial legacy?

In sub-Saharan Africa,human activities have not had a noticeable effect on the continent's tropical rainforests.

The original home of the human species is:

Less than 324 years ago,European agriculturists were the first to cultivate the African wet tropics.

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

Filters