Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the high birth rate. 
B)  the low mortality rate. 
C)  migration. 
D)  global climate change. 
A)  the high birth rate. 
B)  the low mortality rate. 
C)  migration. 
D)  global climate change.

Question 2

Slums house what percentage of Africa's urban population?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which two products or technologies supply Africans with most of their domestic energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  oil and natural gas 
B)  wood and charcoal 
C)  solar energy and wind energy 
D)  water energy and biofuels 
A)  oil and natural gas 
B)  wood and charcoal 
C)  solar energy and wind energy 
D)  water energy and biofuels

Question 4

What term describes when a country's economy is split between sectors that are rich and industrialized and poor, relying on informal businesses?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Which of the following was NOT a result of structural adjustment policies in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Better bookkeeping procedures reduced corruption and waste. 
B)  They succeeded in reducing debt in most African nations. 
C)  They made tax collection more efficient. 
D)  They closed corrupt state-owned monopolies and opened businesses up to entrepreneurs. 
A)  Better bookkeeping procedures reduced corruption and waste. 
B)  They succeeded in reducing debt in most African nations. 
C)  They made tax collection more efficient. 
D)  They closed corrupt state-owned monopolies and opened businesses up to entrepreneurs.

Question 6

The two largest continents are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe and Asia. 
B)  Africa and Asia. 
C)  Asia and South America. 
D)  Australia and Africa. 
A)  Europe and Asia. 
B)  Africa and Asia. 
C)  Asia and South America. 
D)  Australia and Africa.

Question 7

In concise terms, describe the practice known as polygyny.

Accepted Answer

It is when a man tak

Question 8

Over which country did Robert Mugabe serve as a highly corrupt leader for almost 30 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zambia 
B)  Angola 
C)  Tanzania 
D)  Zimbabwe 
A)  Zambia 
B)  Angola 
C)  Tanzania 
D)  Zimbabwe

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of The word used to describe the long...

Question 10

What practice do most sub-Saharan Africans practice that involves alternating the use of fields between cultivation and grazing?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Which of the following is among the social and demographic consequences of the spread of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men increasingly choose more mature women as sexual partners. 
B)  Life expectancy in such countries as South Africa is declining. 
C)  More than 50 percent of the population has migrated to other continents. 
D)  Many who succumb to the disease are elderly adults. 
A)  Men increasingly choose more mature women as sexual partners. 
B)  Life expectancy in such countries as South Africa is declining. 
C)  More than 50 percent of the population has migrated to other continents. 
D)  Many who succumb to the disease are elderly adults.

Question 12

The weather conditions associated with the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), which brings most rainfall to Africa, do not bring rain to the Sahara.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following resulted from South Africa's policy of apartheid?

Accepted Answer

A)  the assignment of all black people in the country to their so-called "homelands" 
B)  the creation of reservations wherein white people could live safely 
C)  the expulsion of all white people from South Africa 
D)  the equal distribution of lands according to the population's racial makeup 
A)  the assignment of all black people in the country to their so-called "homelands" 
B)  the creation of reservations wherein white people could live safely 
C)  the expulsion of all white people from South Africa 
D)  the equal distribution of lands according to the population's racial makeup

Question 14

The main factor influencing the high growth rate of sub-Saharan cities is the high birth rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The current that flows northward along the west coast of Africa is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Peru. 
B)  Bechuana. 
C)  Benguela. 
D)  Namibia. 
A)  Peru. 
B)  Bechuana. 
C)  Benguela. 
D)  Namibia.

Question 16

The money that immigrants send back to their home country is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  tax-exempt contributions. 
B)  remittances. 
C)  blood diamonds. 
D)  VAT taxes. 
A)  tax-exempt contributions. 
B)  remittances. 
C)  blood diamonds. 
D)  VAT taxes.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a main source of Africa's religious traditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islam 
B)  Christianity 
C)  animism 
D)  Judaism 
A)  Islam 
B)  Christianity 
C)  animism 
D)  Judaism

Question 18

According to the textbook, the SAPs contributed to the African debt crisis by promoting which of the following strategies for the African industrial sector?

Accepted Answer

A)  improve production for domestic economies 
B)  reduce dependence on machine and equipment imports 
C)  develop export-oriented production 
D)  raise tariffs on imports to protect domestic producers 
A)  improve production for domestic economies 
B)  reduce dependence on machine and equipment imports 
C)  develop export-oriented production 
D)  raise tariffs on imports to protect domestic producers

Question 19

The national boundaries in modern-day Africa are largely the result of European colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements describes a typical squatter settlement in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  communities dating from the colonial period where foreign administrators lived 
B)  villages built on lands set aside for farmers displaced by corporate agriculture 
C)  dense assemblages of shanties built by poor urban migrants in need of housing 
D)  tent villages erected on lands appropriated by the state for export agriculture 
A)  communities dating from the colonial period where foreign administrators lived 
B)  villages built on lands set aside for farmers displaced by corporate agriculture 
C)  dense assemblages of shanties built by poor urban migrants in need of housing 
D)  tent villages erected on lands appropriated by the state for export agriculture

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

Slums house what percentage of Africa's urban population?

Which two products or technologies supply Africans with most of their domestic energy?

What term describes when a country's economy is split between sectors that are rich and industrialized and poor, relying on informal businesses?

Which of the following was NOT a result of structural adjustment policies in Africa?

The two largest continents are:

In concise terms, describe the practice known as polygyny.

Over which country did Robert Mugabe serve as a highly corrupt leader for almost 30 years?

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

What practice do most sub-Saharan Africans practice that involves alternating the use of fields between cultivation and grazing?

Which of the following is among the social and demographic consequences of the spread of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa?

The weather conditions associated with the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), which brings most rainfall to Africa, do not bring rain to the Sahara.

Which of the following resulted from South Africa's policy of apartheid?

The main factor influencing the high growth rate of sub-Saharan cities is the high birth rate.

The current that flows northward along the west coast of Africa is the:

The money that immigrants send back to their home country is known as:

Which of the following is NOT a main source of Africa's religious traditions?

According to the textbook, the SAPs contributed to the African debt crisis by promoting which of the following strategies for the African industrial sector?

The national boundaries in modern-day Africa are largely the result of European colonialism.

Which of the following statements describes a typical squatter settlement in sub-Saharan Africa?

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Exam 7: Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Slums house what percentage of Africa's urban population?

Which two products or technologies supply Africans with most of their domestic energy?

What term describes when a country's economy is split between sectors that are rich and industrialized and poor, relying on informal businesses?

Which of the following was NOT a result of structural adjustment policies in Africa?

The two largest continents are:

In concise terms, describe the practice known as polygyny.

Over which country did Robert Mugabe serve as a highly corrupt leader for almost 30 years?

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

What practice do most sub-Saharan Africans practice that involves alternating the use of fields between cultivation and grazing?

Which of the following is among the social and demographic consequences of the spread of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa?

The weather conditions associated with the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), which brings most rainfall to Africa, do not bring rain to the Sahara.

Which of the following resulted from South Africa's policy of apartheid?

The main factor influencing the high growth rate of sub-Saharan cities is the high birth rate.

The current that flows northward along the west coast of Africa is the:

The money that immigrants send back to their home country is known as:

Which of the following is NOT a main source of Africa's religious traditions?

According to the textbook, the SAPs contributed to the African debt crisis by promoting which of the following strategies for the African industrial sector?

The national boundaries in modern-day Africa are largely the result of European colonialism.

Which of the following statements describes a typical squatter settlement in sub-Saharan Africa?

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

Filters