Question 1

In what year did the apartheid era in South Africa formally come to an end?

Accepted Answer

A)  1948 
B)  1967 
C)  1994 
D)  1980 
A)  1948 
B)  1967 
C)  1994 
D)  1980

Question 2

The continent of Africa is the world's second largest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

To what use were most African slaves in the Americas put after being purchased from European slave traders?

Accepted Answer

The answer of To what use were most African slaves...

Question 4

What does the word Ushahidi mean in Swahili?

Accepted Answer

A)  speak 
B)  share 
C)  confession 
D)  testimony 
A)  speak 
B)  share 
C)  confession 
D)  testimony

Question 5

Which is NOT an agricultural issue currently facing Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some of the most common commercial crops are less well adapted to environments outside their natural range. 
B)  Commercial crops tend to be planted in large fields of just one crop,which leaves them vulnerable to pests. 
C)  The prices of commercial crops are set on the world market,which can lead to price fluctuations that leave people without enough income to survive. 
D)  The most common commercial crops grown in Africa are in less demand on world markets as a result of the explosion of soybean as a food staple across the world. 
A)  Some of the most common commercial crops are less well adapted to environments outside their natural range. 
B)  Commercial crops tend to be planted in large fields of just one crop,which leaves them vulnerable to pests. 
C)  The prices of commercial crops are set on the world market,which can lead to price fluctuations that leave people without enough income to survive. 
D)  The most common commercial crops grown in Africa are in less demand on world markets as a result of the explosion of soybean as a food staple across the world.

Question 6

In Africa today,India has more influence than China does.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain what the ITCZ is and how it brings rain to different parts of Africa.How is the ITCZ related to the locations of deserts?

Accepted Answer

The answer should include the following

Question 8

By which of the following means are many of the local transport needs for the village and domestic units in sub-Saharan Africa satisfied?

Accepted Answer

A)  women in animal-powered vehicles 
B)  women on foot 
C)  children on bicycles 
D)  men in motor vehicles 
A)  women in animal-powered vehicles 
B)  women on foot 
C)  children on bicycles 
D)  men in motor vehicles

Question 9

Who was elected leader of South Africa during the first national elections in which black South Africans could vote?

Accepted Answer

A)  Otto von Bismarck 
B)  Nelson Mandela 
C)  Jimmy Carter 
D)  Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf 
A)  Otto von Bismarck 
B)  Nelson Mandela 
C)  Jimmy Carter 
D)  Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

Question 10

Which one of the following statements accurately reflects the circumstances of the Boer War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boer nationalists attempted to seize control over British diamond mines. 
B)  The Dutch attempted to forcibly acquire South Africa from the Boers. 
C)  The British invaded the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. 
D)  Germany sought to expel the Boers from their native lands in South Africa. 
A)  Boer nationalists attempted to seize control over British diamond mines. 
B)  The Dutch attempted to forcibly acquire South Africa from the Boers. 
C)  The British invaded the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. 
D)  Germany sought to expel the Boers from their native lands in South Africa.

Question 11

Describe the effects of traditional herding and new methods of pastoralism on the environment.

Accepted Answer

The answer should include the following

Question 12

Prior to European colonization,sub-Saharan Africa was home to several wealthy and powerful kingdoms and empires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In what year did the apartheid era in South Africa formally come to an end?

The continent of Africa is the world's second largest.

To what use were most African slaves in the Americas put after being purchased from European slave traders?

What does the word Ushahidi mean in Swahili?

Which is NOT an agricultural issue currently facing Africa?

In Africa today,India has more influence than China does.

Explain what the ITCZ is and how it brings rain to different parts of Africa.How is the ITCZ related to the locations of deserts?

By which of the following means are many of the local transport needs for the village and domestic units in sub-Saharan Africa satisfied?

Who was elected leader of South Africa during the first national elections in which black South Africans could vote?

Which one of the following statements accurately reflects the circumstances of the Boer War?

Describe the effects of traditional herding and new methods of pastoralism on the environment.

Prior to European colonization,sub-Saharan Africa was home to several wealthy and powerful kingdoms and empires.

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

In what year did the apartheid era in South Africa formally come to an end?

The continent of Africa is the world's second largest.

To what use were most African slaves in the Americas put after being purchased from European slave traders?

What does the word Ushahidi mean in Swahili?

Which is NOT an agricultural issue currently facing Africa?

In Africa today,India has more influence than China does.

Explain what the ITCZ is and how it brings rain to different parts of Africa.How is the ITCZ related to the locations of deserts?

By which of the following means are many of the local transport needs for the village and domestic units in sub-Saharan Africa satisfied?

Who was elected leader of South Africa during the first national elections in which black South Africans could vote?

Which one of the following statements accurately reflects the circumstances of the Boer War?

Describe the effects of traditional herding and new methods of pastoralism on the environment.

Prior to European colonization,sub-Saharan Africa was home to several wealthy and powerful kingdoms and empires.

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