Exam 7: Sub-Saharan Africa

The practice of having more than one wife is called:

The world's deserts are generally found at about __________ °N and S latitude.

Which statement is NOT true of the refugee situation in Africa?

Between 1600 and 1865,into what type of service were many African slaves sold?

Christianity came to Africa by way of:

The Europeans were not the first outsiders to exploit Africa for slave labor.

The word used to describe the long cliffs between Africa's plateau and coast is:

On the whole,the introduction of structural adjustment programs in sub-Saharan Africa has reduced the debt burden faced by most countries.

Slavery was unknown in Africa prior to contact with Islam.

What was the name of the policy in South Africa,enacted in 1948 and thrown out in 1994,that fortified the racial segregation of its population,much to the detriment of blacks?

By what local means are most goods transported in rural Africa?

Schistosomiasis and malaria are the most common chronic diseases in Africa.

The key motive of European nations in colonizing Africa was:

In most cases,the colonial period formally came to an end during what decade?

The greatest contributor to the rapid growth of cities in sub-Saharan Africa is:

The raising of economically useful trees is known as:

What term is used in the text for the process in which moist areas become increasingly more arid?

Which of the following is among the strategies used by cultivators in the wet tropics to maintain soil fertility?

The primary religion of the Sahel is:

In what country have the people suffered environmental destruction of their homeland by oil producers while receiving very little of the actual oil or profits?