Question 1

The largest city in sub-Saharan Africa is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Lagos, Nigeria. 
B)  Gaborone, Botswana. 
C)  Johannesburg, South Africa. 
D)  Nairobi, Kenya. 
A)  Lagos, Nigeria. 
B)  Gaborone, Botswana. 
C)  Johannesburg, South Africa. 
D)  Nairobi, Kenya.

Question 2

Although European colonizers seriously disrupted African economies, most provided a good variety of assistance to indigenous farmers so they might cope in their new environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In sub-Saharan Africa, human activities have not had a noticeable effect on the continent's tropical rainforests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Against what colonial power did Boer Nationalists fight in the Boer War?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

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 6

In which of the following countries were a number of female parliamentarians elected without the aid of quotas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Botswana 
B)  Mozambique 
C)  Rwanda 
D)  Liberia 
A)  Botswana 
B)  Mozambique 
C)  Rwanda 
D)  Liberia

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

female gen

Question 8

It is accurate to say that Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union were played out in southern Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

More than one-fourth of the African continent is covered by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Kalahari Desert. 
B)  Rub'al Khali. 
C)  Sahel. 
D)  Sahara Desert. 
A)  Kalahari Desert. 
B)  Rub'al Khali. 
C)  Sahel. 
D)  Sahara Desert.

Question 10

Which of the following statements describes the people known as the Boers?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Bantu peoples who willingly adopted European practices and values 
B)  British merchants who established early trade between Europe and Africa 
C)  Dutch immigrant farmers who were among the first Europeans to settle in Africa 
D)  African colonial subjects of Germany who resisted the external political control 
A)  African Bantu peoples who willingly adopted European practices and values 
B)  British merchants who established early trade between Europe and Africa 
C)  Dutch immigrant farmers who were among the first Europeans to settle in Africa 
D)  African colonial subjects of Germany who resisted the external political control

Question 11

All of the following are examples of religions that combine African beliefs and Roman Catholicism EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Candomble. 
B)  Santeria. 
C)  Sufism. 
D)  Voodoo. 
A)  Candomble. 
B)  Santeria. 
C)  Sufism. 
D)  Voodoo.

Question 12

The Green Belt Movement was founded by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Precious Ramotswe. 
B)  Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. 
C)  Immaculee Dhangati. 
D)  Wangari Maathi. 
A)  Precious Ramotswe. 
B)  Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. 
C)  Immaculee Dhangati. 
D)  Wangari Maathi.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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 14

Santeria is a purely animist faith.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Nigeria is home to how many indigenous languages?

Accepted Answer

A)  319 
B)  200 
C)  135 
D)  53 
A)  319 
B)  200 
C)  135 
D)  53

Question 16

Oil-rich Nigeria is the LEAST populous country in sub-Saharan Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa is:

Accepted Answer

A)  malaria. 
B)  dengue. 
C)  AIDS. 
D)  narcolepsy. 
A)  malaria. 
B)  dengue. 
C)  AIDS. 
D)  narcolepsy.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the European slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Twelve million Africans were captured and sold. 
B)  Africans continue to enslave each other, even today. 
C)  Africans were made dependent on European goods and technologies. 
D)  The Caribbean and North American economies were glutted with too much labor. 
A)  Twelve million Africans were captured and sold. 
B)  Africans continue to enslave each other, even today. 
C)  Africans were made dependent on European goods and technologies. 
D)  The Caribbean and North American economies were glutted with too much labor.

Question 19

Sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis) is caused by the bites of:

Accepted Answer

A)  alligators. 
B)  mosquitoes. 
C)  tsetse flies. 
D)  bats. 
A)  alligators. 
B)  mosquitoes. 
C)  tsetse flies. 
D)  bats.

Question 20

Name one characteristic that is shared among people belonging to the same ethnic group.

Accepted Answer

language; cultural t

The largest city in sub-Saharan Africa is:

Although European colonizers seriously disrupted African economies, most provided a good variety of assistance to indigenous farmers so they might cope in their new environment.

In sub-Saharan Africa, human activities have not had a noticeable effect on the continent's tropical rainforests.

Against what colonial power did Boer Nationalists fight in the Boer War?

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

In which of the following countries were a number of female parliamentarians elected without the aid of quotas?

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

It is accurate to say that Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union were played out in southern Africa.

More than one-fourth of the African continent is covered by the:

Which of the following statements describes the people known as the Boers?

All of the following are examples of religions that combine African beliefs and Roman Catholicism EXCEPT:

The Green Belt Movement was founded by:

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

Santeria is a purely animist faith.

Nigeria is home to how many indigenous languages?

Oil-rich Nigeria is the LEAST populous country in sub-Saharan Africa.

The leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa is:

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the European slave trade?

Sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis) is caused by the bites of:

Name one characteristic that is shared among people belonging to the same ethnic group.

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Exam 7: Sub-Saharan Africa

The largest city in sub-Saharan Africa is:

Although European colonizers seriously disrupted African economies, most provided a good variety of assistance to indigenous farmers so they might cope in their new environment.

In sub-Saharan Africa, human activities have not had a noticeable effect on the continent's tropical rainforests.

Against what colonial power did Boer Nationalists fight in the Boer War?

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

In which of the following countries were a number of female parliamentarians elected without the aid of quotas?

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

It is accurate to say that Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union were played out in southern Africa.

More than one-fourth of the African continent is covered by the:

Which of the following statements describes the people known as the Boers?

All of the following are examples of religions that combine African beliefs and Roman Catholicism EXCEPT:

The Green Belt Movement was founded by:

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

Santeria is a purely animist faith.

Nigeria is home to how many indigenous languages?

Oil-rich Nigeria is the LEAST populous country in sub-Saharan Africa.

The leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa is:

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the European slave trade?

Sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis) is caused by the bites of:

Name one characteristic that is shared among people belonging to the same ethnic group.

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