Question 1

The belief system that sees spirits,including those of the deceased,as existing everywhere is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  animism. 
B)  monotheism. 
C)  polygyny. 
D)  tribalism. 
A)  animism. 
B)  monotheism. 
C)  polygyny. 
D)  tribalism.

Question 2

Slums house what percentage of Africa's urban population?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  33 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  72 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  33 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  72 percent

Question 3

Which statement is NOT true of apartheid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Under apartheid,everyone except whites had to carry identification papers at all times. 
B)  Eighty percent of the land of South Africa was reserved for the use of whites. 
C)  The system was instituted and maintained by the African National Congress. 
D)  Though apartheid officially ended in 1994,South Africa is still in the process of dismantling systems of racial discrimination. 
A)  Under apartheid,everyone except whites had to carry identification papers at all times. 
B)  Eighty percent of the land of South Africa was reserved for the use of whites. 
C)  The system was instituted and maintained by the African National Congress. 
D)  Though apartheid officially ended in 1994,South Africa is still in the process of dismantling systems of racial discrimination.

Question 4

By what name were the first Dutch immigrant farmers to South Africa called?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

What is the rate of contraception use in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 10 percent 
B)  22 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  68 percent 
A)  less than 10 percent 
B)  22 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  68 percent

Question 6

The anopheles mosquito is the main carrier and transmitter of the parasite that causes malaria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the names of the African deserts found at roughly 30°N and 30°S,respectively?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sahara and the Namib and Kalahari 
B)  the Sahara and the Gobi 
C)  the Arabian and the Namib 
D)  the Arabian and the Gobi 
A)  the Sahara and the Namib and Kalahari 
B)  the Sahara and the Gobi 
C)  the Arabian and the Namib 
D)  the Arabian and the Gobi

Question 8

Remittances are more stable than foreign direct investment and are more likely to reach poorer communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What custom is found in Central Africa and is primarily intended to limit women's interest in sexual activity?

Accepted Answer

female gen

Question 10

What process is creating a series of rift features along the eastern flank of the African continent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crustal plates that underlie the African continent are spreading apart. 
B)  The Somali Plate is colliding with the African Plate. 
C)  Subduction is occurring as the Somali Plate dives under the Eurasian Plate. 
D)  Small amounts of molten rock have surfaced and accumulated. 
A)  Crustal plates that underlie the African continent are spreading apart. 
B)  The Somali Plate is colliding with the African Plate. 
C)  Subduction is occurring as the Somali Plate dives under the Eurasian Plate. 
D)  Small amounts of molten rock have surfaced and accumulated.

Question 11

According to the textbook,which country is NOT part of the sub-Saharan Africa region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zambia 
B)  Namibia 
C)  Sudan 
D)  Ethiopia 
A)  Zambia 
B)  Namibia 
C)  Sudan 
D)  Ethiopia

Question 12

Most of the rainfall in sub-Saharan Africa is a product of what climatic feature?

Accepted Answer

intertropi

Question 13

When Africans convert from animism to Christianity or Islam,they tend to retain aspects of their indigenous religious heritage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which term refers to a type of farming in which the farmer produces food only for the farmer's family?

Accepted Answer

A)  mixed agriculture 
B)  subsistence agriculture 
C)  grameen agriculture 
D)  aquaculture 
A)  mixed agriculture 
B)  subsistence agriculture 
C)  grameen agriculture 
D)  aquaculture

Question 15

In sub-Saharan Africa,the period of formal European colonization was relatively short,about 80 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The official system of racial segregation enforced in South Africa was known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic cleansing. 
B)  apartheid. 
C)  the Boer War. 
D)  Afrikaans. 
A)  ethnic cleansing. 
B)  apartheid. 
C)  the Boer War. 
D)  Afrikaans.

Question 17

Birth rates in African cities tend to be lower than in African rural areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following does NOT explain why birth rates in sub-Saharan Africa remain high?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children are viewed as a link between the past and future. 
B)  Children can provide labor on family farms. 
C)  High infant death rates encourage couples to have more children. 
D)  Adequate vaccinations for most diseases are now widely available. 
A)  Children are viewed as a link between the past and future. 
B)  Children can provide labor on family farms. 
C)  High infant death rates encourage couples to have more children. 
D)  Adequate vaccinations for most diseases are now widely available.

Question 19

Per capita food production actually decreased because of SAPs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What present-day African country was a site of a large civilization with many stone buildings,a mining operation,and agricultural development in the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What present-day African country was a site...

The belief system that sees spirits,including those of the deceased,as existing everywhere is called:

Slums house what percentage of Africa's urban population?

Which statement is NOT true of apartheid?

By what name were the first Dutch immigrant farmers to South Africa called?

What is the rate of contraception use in sub-Saharan Africa?

The anopheles mosquito is the main carrier and transmitter of the parasite that causes malaria.

What are the names of the African deserts found at roughly 30°N and 30°S,respectively?

Remittances are more stable than foreign direct investment and are more likely to reach poorer communities.

What custom is found in Central Africa and is primarily intended to limit women's interest in sexual activity?

What process is creating a series of rift features along the eastern flank of the African continent?

According to the textbook,which country is NOT part of the sub-Saharan Africa region?

Most of the rainfall in sub-Saharan Africa is a product of what climatic feature?

When Africans convert from animism to Christianity or Islam,they tend to retain aspects of their indigenous religious heritage.

Which term refers to a type of farming in which the farmer produces food only for the farmer's family?

In sub-Saharan Africa,the period of formal European colonization was relatively short,about 80 years.

The official system of racial segregation enforced in South Africa was known as:

Birth rates in African cities tend to be lower than in African rural areas.

Which of the following does NOT explain why birth rates in sub-Saharan Africa remain high?

Per capita food production actually decreased because of SAPs.

What present-day African country was a site of a large civilization with many stone buildings,a mining operation,and agricultural development in the fifteenth century?

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Exam 7: Sub-Saharan Africa

The belief system that sees spirits,including those of the deceased,as existing everywhere is called:

Slums house what percentage of Africa's urban population?

Which statement is NOT true of apartheid?

By what name were the first Dutch immigrant farmers to South Africa called?

What is the rate of contraception use in sub-Saharan Africa?

The anopheles mosquito is the main carrier and transmitter of the parasite that causes malaria.

What are the names of the African deserts found at roughly 30°N and 30°S,respectively?

Remittances are more stable than foreign direct investment and are more likely to reach poorer communities.

What custom is found in Central Africa and is primarily intended to limit women's interest in sexual activity?

What process is creating a series of rift features along the eastern flank of the African continent?

According to the textbook,which country is NOT part of the sub-Saharan Africa region?

Most of the rainfall in sub-Saharan Africa is a product of what climatic feature?

When Africans convert from animism to Christianity or Islam,they tend to retain aspects of their indigenous religious heritage.

Which term refers to a type of farming in which the farmer produces food only for the farmer's family?

In sub-Saharan Africa,the period of formal European colonization was relatively short,about 80 years.

The official system of racial segregation enforced in South Africa was known as:

Birth rates in African cities tend to be lower than in African rural areas.

Which of the following does NOT explain why birth rates in sub-Saharan Africa remain high?

Per capita food production actually decreased because of SAPs.

What present-day African country was a site of a large civilization with many stone buildings,a mining operation,and agricultural development in the fifteenth century?

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