Question 1

What food crop is a staple of the diet of the Ibo of Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

A)  corn 
B)  coconut 
C)  wheat 
D)  yams 
E)  rice 
A)  corn 
B)  coconut 
C)  wheat 
D)  yams 
E)  rice

Question 2

What Sub-Saharan African territory declared its independence in the 1990s, but has yet to be recognized as independent by any other nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Soweto 
B)  Somaliland 
C)  Swaziland 
D)  Rwanda 
E)  Burundi 
A)  Soweto 
B)  Somaliland 
C)  Swaziland 
D)  Rwanda 
E)  Burundi

Question 3

Which country of Sub-Saharan African is the most highly urbanized in the region?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Africa 
B)  Nigeria 
C)  Djibouti 
D)  Niger 
E)  Angola 
A)  South Africa 
B)  Nigeria 
C)  Djibouti 
D)  Niger 
E)  Angola

Question 4

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 23 (twenty-three)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cameroon 
B)  Central African Republic 
C)  Equatorial Guinea 
D)  Gabon 
E)  Nigeria 
A)  Cameroon 
B)  Central African Republic 
C)  Equatorial Guinea 
D)  Gabon 
E)  Nigeria

Question 5

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 43 (forty-three)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Djibouti 
B)  Eritrea 
C)  Ethiopia 
D)  Kenya 
E)  Somalia 
A)  Djibouti 
B)  Eritrea 
C)  Ethiopia 
D)  Kenya 
E)  Somalia

Question 6

To what do many experts attribute many of Africa's civil conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)  outside agitators 
B)  uneven distribution of resources 
C)  unemployment 
D)  apartheid 
E)  the ill-conceived territorial divisions crafted at the Berlin Conference 
A)  outside agitators 
B)  uneven distribution of resources 
C)  unemployment 
D)  apartheid 
E)  the ill-conceived territorial divisions crafted at the Berlin Conference

Question 7

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 31 (thirty-one)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Burundi 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Mozambique 
D)  Tanzania 
E)  Zambia 
A)  Burundi 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Mozambique 
D)  Tanzania 
E)  Zambia

Question 8

Which of the following countries of Sub-Saharan Africa lies farthest west?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mauritania 
B)  Nigeria 
C)  Angola 
D)  Tanzania 
E)  Ethiopia 
A)  Mauritania 
B)  Nigeria 
C)  Angola 
D)  Tanzania 
E)  Ethiopia

Question 9

Which of the following statements about South Africa is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the unchallenged economic powerhouse of Sub-Saharan Africa. 
B)  It has the highest GNI of Sub-Saharan Africa. 
C)  It has a well-developed and well-balanced industrial economy. 
D)  It is one of the world's mining superpowers. 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  It is the unchallenged economic powerhouse of Sub-Saharan Africa. 
B)  It has the highest GNI of Sub-Saharan Africa. 
C)  It has a well-developed and well-balanced industrial economy. 
D)  It is one of the world's mining superpowers. 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 10

On average, for Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, what is the approximate life expectancy at birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  40 
B)  50 
C)  60 
D)  70 
E)  80 
A)  40 
B)  50 
C)  60 
D)  70 
E)  80

Question 11

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 33 (thirty-three)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Angola 
B)  Botswana 
C)  Namibia 
D)  Zambia 
E)  Zimbabwe 
A)  Angola 
B)  Botswana 
C)  Namibia 
D)  Zambia 
E)  Zimbabwe

Question 12

What form of Christianity is most common in Ethiopia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman Catholicism 
B)  Orthodox Christianity 
C)  Evangelical Christianity 
D)  Coptic Christianity 
E)  Protestantism 
A)  Roman Catholicism 
B)  Orthodox Christianity 
C)  Evangelical Christianity 
D)  Coptic Christianity 
E)  Protestantism

Question 13

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Tropical deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa is most prevalent in Madagascar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In what part of Sub-Saharan Africa are the highest rates of HIV/AIDS found?

Accepted Answer

A)  the northern portion of the region 
B)  the southern portion of the region 
C)  the eastern portion of the region 
D)  the western portion of the region 
E)  the Horn of Africa 
A)  the northern portion of the region 
B)  the southern portion of the region 
C)  the eastern portion of the region 
D)  the western portion of the region 
E)  the Horn of Africa

Question 15

Which country of Africa has the largest land area on the continent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sudan 
B)  Nigeria 
C)  Namibia 
D)  Ethiopia 
E)  South Africa 
A)  Sudan 
B)  Nigeria 
C)  Namibia 
D)  Ethiopia 
E)  South Africa

Question 16

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 32 (thirty-two)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Angola 
B)  Congo 
C)  Gabon 
D)  Namibia 
E)  Zambia 
A)  Angola 
B)  Congo 
C)  Gabon 
D)  Namibia 
E)  Zambia

Question 17

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 12 (twelve)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cote d'Ivoire 
B)  Guinea 
C)  Liberia 
D)  Senegal 
E)  Sierra Leone 
A)  Cote d'Ivoire 
B)  Guinea 
C)  Liberia 
D)  Senegal 
E)  Sierra Leone

Question 18

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 9 (nine)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gambia 
B)  Guinea-Bissau 
C)  Liberia 
D)  Senegal 
E)  Sierra Leone 
A)  Gambia 
B)  Guinea-Bissau 
C)  Liberia 
D)  Senegal 
E)  Sierra Leone

Question 19

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 18 (eighteen)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benin 
B)  Burkina Faso 
C)  Ghana 
D)  Nigeria 
E)  Togo 
A)  Benin 
B)  Burkina Faso 
C)  Ghana 
D)  Nigeria 
E)  Togo

Question 20

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

Accepted Answer

A)  to chart a path to African independence 
B)  to divide up the African continent among various European colonial interests 
C)  to create a free trade agreement between the European Union and many of the Sub-Saharan nations 
D)  to attempt to solve the AIDS crisis in Africa 
E)  to develop a model for an African version of the European Union 
A)  to chart a path to African independence 
B)  to divide up the African continent among various European colonial interests 
C)  to create a free trade agreement between the European Union and many of the Sub-Saharan nations 
D)  to attempt to solve the AIDS crisis in Africa 
E)  to develop a model for an African version of the European Union

What food crop is a staple of the diet of the Ibo of Nigeria?

What Sub-Saharan African territory declared its independence in the 1990s, but has yet to be recognized as independent by any other nations?

Which country of Sub-Saharan African is the most highly urbanized in the region?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 23 (twenty-three)?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 43 (forty-three)?

To what do many experts attribute many of Africa's civil conflicts?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 31 (thirty-one)?

Which of the following countries of Sub-Saharan Africa lies farthest west?

Which of the following statements about South Africa is true?

On average, for Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, what is the approximate life expectancy at birth?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 33 (thirty-three)?

What form of Christianity is most common in Ethiopia?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Tropical deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa is most prevalent in Madagascar.

In what part of Sub-Saharan Africa are the highest rates of HIV/AIDS found?

Which country of Africa has the largest land area on the continent?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 32 (thirty-two)?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 12 (twelve)?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 9 (nine)?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 18 (eighteen)?

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

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Exam 6: Sub-Saharan Africa

What food crop is a staple of the diet of the Ibo of Nigeria?

What Sub-Saharan African territory declared its independence in the 1990s, but has yet to be recognized as independent by any other nations?

Which country of Sub-Saharan African is the most highly urbanized in the region?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 23 (twenty-three)?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 43 (forty-three)?

To what do many experts attribute many of Africa's civil conflicts?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 31 (thirty-one)?

Which of the following countries of Sub-Saharan Africa lies farthest west?

Which of the following statements about South Africa is true?

On average, for Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, what is the approximate life expectancy at birth?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 33 (thirty-three)?

What form of Christianity is most common in Ethiopia?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Tropical deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa is most prevalent in Madagascar.

In what part of Sub-Saharan Africa are the highest rates of HIV/AIDS found?

Which country of Africa has the largest land area on the continent?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 32 (thirty-two)?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 12 (twelve)?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 9 (nine)?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 18 (eighteen)?

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

Diversity Amid Globalization

Changing Global Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

Filters