Question 1

What term represents the deliberate destruction of an ethnic,racial,or political group?

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Question 2

Which statement is NOT true of current Chinese and Indian direct investment in Africa?

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A)  China has been willing to work with corrupt and brutal leaders in the region. 
B)  Technology transfer from China and India could improve food security in the region. 
C)  There is the possibility that trade relationships with China and India could facilitate trade within Africa. 
D)  Infrastructure projects commissioned by the Chinese are built by local African labor. 
A)  China has been willing to work with corrupt and brutal leaders in the region. 
B)  Technology transfer from China and India could improve food security in the region. 
C)  There is the possibility that trade relationships with China and India could facilitate trade within Africa. 
D)  Infrastructure projects commissioned by the Chinese are built by local African labor.

Question 3

The introduction of SAPs in sub-Saharan Africa brought about all EXCEPT which of the following economic effects?

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A)  rise in unemployment 
B)  shrinking of the informal economy 
C)  decrease in wages 
D)  decline in social services 
A)  rise in unemployment 
B)  shrinking of the informal economy 
C)  decrease in wages 
D)  decline in social services

Question 4

Only about 25 percent of sub-Saharan Africa experiences a tropical climate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is the most accurate general description of the geomorphology of the African continent?

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A)  It resembles a dinner plate with a sunken interior ringed by weathered mountains. 
B)  It is comparable to a rumpled carpet with high mountains and narrow valleys. 
C)  It appears as an inclined plane,sloping from north to south. 
D)  It resembles a raised platform edged by narrow coastlines. 
A)  It resembles a dinner plate with a sunken interior ringed by weathered mountains. 
B)  It is comparable to a rumpled carpet with high mountains and narrow valleys. 
C)  It appears as an inclined plane,sloping from north to south. 
D)  It resembles a raised platform edged by narrow coastlines.

Question 6

Malaria is spread by:

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A)  mosquitoes. 
B)  snails. 
C)  tsetse flies. 
D)  crocodiles. 
A)  mosquitoes. 
B)  snails. 
C)  tsetse flies. 
D)  crocodiles.

Question 7

A major cause of slowing population growth rates in Africa is:

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A)  changing attitudes toward the value of children. 
B)  HIV-AIDS. 
C)  fewer women of childbearing age. 
D)  widespread use of contraception. 
A)  changing attitudes toward the value of children. 
B)  HIV-AIDS. 
C)  fewer women of childbearing age. 
D)  widespread use of contraception.

Question 8

Today,Christianity is in rapid decline throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Population growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa have slowed quite a bit in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In which sub-Saharan country is the demographic transition NOT underway?

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A)  Seychelles 
B)  Mauritius 
C)  Botswana 
D)  Zimbabwe 
A)  Seychelles 
B)  Mauritius 
C)  Botswana 
D)  Zimbabwe

Question 11

Sub-Saharan Africa's population is growing faster than any other on Earth.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Ethnic groups in Africa usually occupy distinct and exclusive spaces.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The first African state to achieve independence from Europe was:

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A)  Ghana. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  South Africa. 
D)  Botswana. 
A)  Ghana. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  South Africa. 
D)  Botswana.

Question 14

The surface of the African continent can be described as a plateau bordered by narrow and uniform coastal lowlands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which statement best summarizes the practices of the foreign agricultural experts who promoted commercial agricultural systems in Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

A)  They relied on local practices to find the most sustainable uses for the land. 
B)  They insisted on planting crops that could not grow successfully in Nigeria. 
C)  They instituted a local education system to help disseminate agricultural knowledge. 
D)  They did not include local women in their planning,even though Nigerian women have extensive knowledge of farming techniques. 
A)  They relied on local practices to find the most sustainable uses for the land. 
B)  They insisted on planting crops that could not grow successfully in Nigeria. 
C)  They instituted a local education system to help disseminate agricultural knowledge. 
D)  They did not include local women in their planning,even though Nigerian women have extensive knowledge of farming techniques.

Question 16

A program to equip women with low-tech modes of transport such as bicycles might be an example of what type of economic strategy discussed in the textbook?

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grassroots

Question 17

Among the strategies used by longtime cultivators of the wet tropics to maintain soil fertility is the practice of keeping small patches of land under continuous use for several decades.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Another name for trypanosomiasis is:

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The answer of Another name for trypanosomiasis is:...

Question 19

The formation of SADC and ECOWAS are examples of what type of economic development strategy?

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regional e

Question 20

Name one of the only two African countries that retained their independence during the period of European colonization.

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The answer of Name one of the only two African...

What term represents the deliberate destruction of an ethnic,racial,or political group?

Which statement is NOT true of current Chinese and Indian direct investment in Africa?

The introduction of SAPs in sub-Saharan Africa brought about all EXCEPT which of the following economic effects?

Only about 25 percent of sub-Saharan Africa experiences a tropical climate.

Which of the following is the most accurate general description of the geomorphology of the African continent?

Malaria is spread by:

A major cause of slowing population growth rates in Africa is:

Today,Christianity is in rapid decline throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

Population growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa have slowed quite a bit in recent years.

In which sub-Saharan country is the demographic transition NOT underway?

Sub-Saharan Africa's population is growing faster than any other on Earth.

Ethnic groups in Africa usually occupy distinct and exclusive spaces.

The first African state to achieve independence from Europe was:

The surface of the African continent can be described as a plateau bordered by narrow and uniform coastal lowlands.

Which statement best summarizes the practices of the foreign agricultural experts who promoted commercial agricultural systems in Nigeria?

A program to equip women with low-tech modes of transport such as bicycles might be an example of what type of economic strategy discussed in the textbook?

Among the strategies used by longtime cultivators of the wet tropics to maintain soil fertility is the practice of keeping small patches of land under continuous use for several decades.

Another name for trypanosomiasis is:

The formation of SADC and ECOWAS are examples of what type of economic development strategy?

Name one of the only two African countries that retained their independence during the period of European colonization.

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

What term represents the deliberate destruction of an ethnic,racial,or political group?

Which statement is NOT true of current Chinese and Indian direct investment in Africa?

The introduction of SAPs in sub-Saharan Africa brought about all EXCEPT which of the following economic effects?

Only about 25 percent of sub-Saharan Africa experiences a tropical climate.

Which of the following is the most accurate general description of the geomorphology of the African continent?

Malaria is spread by:

A major cause of slowing population growth rates in Africa is:

Today,Christianity is in rapid decline throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

Population growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa have slowed quite a bit in recent years.

In which sub-Saharan country is the demographic transition NOT underway?

Sub-Saharan Africa's population is growing faster than any other on Earth.

Ethnic groups in Africa usually occupy distinct and exclusive spaces.

The first African state to achieve independence from Europe was:

The surface of the African continent can be described as a plateau bordered by narrow and uniform coastal lowlands.

Which statement best summarizes the practices of the foreign agricultural experts who promoted commercial agricultural systems in Nigeria?

A program to equip women with low-tech modes of transport such as bicycles might be an example of what type of economic strategy discussed in the textbook?

Among the strategies used by longtime cultivators of the wet tropics to maintain soil fertility is the practice of keeping small patches of land under continuous use for several decades.

Another name for trypanosomiasis is:

The formation of SADC and ECOWAS are examples of what type of economic development strategy?

Name one of the only two African countries that retained their independence during the period of European colonization.

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