Question 1

In what region of Sub-Saharan Africa is desertification most severe?

Accepted Answer

A) the Sahel 
B) the Kalahari 
C) South Africa 
D) the Congo 
E) the Horn of East Africa 
A) the Sahel 
B) the Kalahari 
C) South Africa 
D) the Congo 
E) the Horn of East Africa A

Question 2

What factors explain the large family size of Sub-Saharan Africa? What conditions would be necessary to encourage parents to have smaller families?

Accepted Answer

Larger family size in Africa is related to the fact that subsistence agriculture is still an important way of life for many people in the region. Children help plant and harvest the crops. In addition, the high child mortality rates encourage people to have more children. Improved health and education will play an important role in encouraging smaller families.

Question 3

The average GNI adjusted for PPP in Sub Saharan Africa was

Accepted Answer

A) $1.90/day 
B) $2200 
C) $3400 
D) 5.4% 
E) 4.3% 
A) $1.90/day 
B) $2200 
C) $3400 
D) 5.4% 
E) 4.3% C

Question 4

What parts of Sub-Saharan Africa are most vulnerable to global climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) the cities 
B) the tropical rainforests 
C) the arid and semi-arid regions 
D) highland regions 
E) the temperate zones 
A) the cities 
B) the tropical rainforests 
C) the arid and semi-arid regions 
D) highland regions 
E) the temperate zones

Question 5

Family size is large in much of Sub-Saharan Africa for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) birth control methods are neither readily available nor universally accepted. 
B) most women do not have high levels of education. 
C) infant and child mortality rates are low. 
D) rural lifestyle. 
E) young marrying age of women. 
A) birth control methods are neither readily available nor universally accepted. 
B) most women do not have high levels of education. 
C) infant and child mortality rates are low. 
D) rural lifestyle. 
E) young marrying age of women.

Question 6

As a region, what is the unifying characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) common religious experience 
B) unified political system 
C) similar cultural values 
D) shared language 
E) similar lifestyles and idea systems 
A) common religious experience 
B) unified political system 
C) similar cultural values 
D) shared language 
E) similar lifestyles and idea systems

Question 7

The physical geography of sub-Saharan Africa is best described by

Accepted Answer

A) numerous mountain ranges which soar to the highest elevations on the planet 
B) a series of rift valleys that traverse the continent from east to west, creating a high mountain range through the Sahel 
C) a series of plateaus and elevated basins 
D) tropical lowlands that stretch across the continent 
E) the presence of a high mountain range that runs the length of the continent, like the Andes in South America 
A) numerous mountain ranges which soar to the highest elevations on the planet 
B) a series of rift valleys that traverse the continent from east to west, creating a high mountain range through the Sahel 
C) a series of plateaus and elevated basins 
D) tropical lowlands that stretch across the continent 
E) the presence of a high mountain range that runs the length of the continent, like the Andes in South America

Question 8

Which two languages began as trade languages in Sub-Saharan Africa and are now the most widely used languages in their respective regions?

Accepted Answer

A) Swahili and Yoruba 
B) Spanish and Portuguese 
C) Swahili and Hausa 
D) French and English 
E) Arabic and French 
A) Swahili and Yoruba 
B) Spanish and Portuguese 
C) Swahili and Hausa 
D) French and English 
E) Arabic and French

Question 9

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the population pyramids of Ethiopia and South Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) South Africa has a younger population than Ethiopia 
B) There are roughly an equal number of males and females in their 30s in South Africa 
C) South Africa is growing faster than Ethiopia 
D) Women have more children in South Africa than do women in Ethiopia 
E) Ethiopia is growing faster than South Africa 
A) South Africa has a younger population than Ethiopia 
B) There are roughly an equal number of males and females in their 30s in South Africa 
C) South Africa is growing faster than Ethiopia 
D) Women have more children in South Africa than do women in Ethiopia 
E) Ethiopia is growing faster than South Africa

Question 10

Describe the general distribution of climate types of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Accepted Answer

The Sahara desert dominates the northern

Question 11

You are travelling to both Angola and Mozambique. Which language would be practical to learn before you depart?

Accepted Answer

A) French 
B) Arabic 
C) Spanish 
D) Portuguese 
E) English 
A) French 
B) Arabic 
C) Spanish 
D) Portuguese 
E) English

Question 12

Which of the following reflects one of the current favored explanations of African poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) depopulation due to the slave trade 
B) lack of navigable rivers 
C) infertile soils 
D) tropical environments 
E) HIV/AIDS epidemic 
A) depopulation due to the slave trade 
B) lack of navigable rivers 
C) infertile soils 
D) tropical environments 
E) HIV/AIDS epidemic

Question 13

The total population of sub-Saharan Africa is

Accepted Answer

A) just over two billion 
B) just below one billion 
C) 500 million 
D) 1.5 billion 
E) 250 million 
A) just over two billion 
B) just below one billion 
C) 500 million 
D) 1.5 billion 
E) 250 million

Question 14

The Khoisan linguistic family is largely concentrated in which part of sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) the Namibian Desert region of southwestern Africa 
B) the coastal regions of East Africa (ex. Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique) 
C) the central Congo Basin 
D) West Africa (ex. Senegal, Ghana) 
E) the Horn of East Africa (ex. Somalia, Ethiopia) 
A) the Namibian Desert region of southwestern Africa 
B) the coastal regions of East Africa (ex. Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique) 
C) the central Congo Basin 
D) West Africa (ex. Senegal, Ghana) 
E) the Horn of East Africa (ex. Somalia, Ethiopia)

Question 15

In what category are indigenous African religions generally placed?

Accepted Answer

A) Animist 
B) Islamic 
C) Christian 
D) Buddhist 
E) Protestant 
A) Animist 
B) Islamic 
C) Christian 
D) Buddhist 
E) Protestant

Question 16

An explanation for Sub Saharan Africa's relatively poor soils is

Accepted Answer

A) the extensive glaciation of the continent during the last ice age. 
B) soils that are old and the lack of alluvial lowlands. 
C) most of the region's soils are old. 
D) lack of extensive glaciation and older soils. 
E) the lack of alluvial lowlands. 
A) the extensive glaciation of the continent during the last ice age. 
B) soils that are old and the lack of alluvial lowlands. 
C) most of the region's soils are old. 
D) lack of extensive glaciation and older soils. 
E) the lack of alluvial lowlands.

Question 17

The current number of internally displaced persons within sub-Saharan Africa is approximately

Accepted Answer

A) 11 million 
B) 5 million 
C) 1 million 
D) 2 million 
E) 75 million 
A) 11 million 
B) 5 million 
C) 1 million 
D) 2 million 
E) 75 million

Question 18

What was Apartheid in South Africa? How was it resisted and what brought about its end? What are its enduring legacies?

Accepted Answer

Instituted in the late 1940s, it involve

Question 19

What nation in sub-Saharan Africa split into a largely Arabic speaking Muslim north and a non-Arabic Christian south in 2011 after decades of civil war?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethiopia 
B) Kenya 
C) Senegal 
D) Sudan 
E) Somalia 
A) Ethiopia 
B) Kenya 
C) Senegal 
D) Sudan 
E) Somalia

Question 20

Ali Farka Touré, known as the Bluesman of Africa, hailed from which nation in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Ghana 
B) Senegal 
C) Nigeria 
D) Burkina Faso 
E) Mali 
A) Ghana 
B) Senegal 
C) Nigeria 
D) Burkina Faso 
E) Mali

In what region of Sub-Saharan Africa is desertification most severe?

What factors explain the large family size of Sub-Saharan Africa? What conditions would be necessary to encourage parents to have smaller families?

The average GNI adjusted for PPP in Sub Saharan Africa was

What parts of Sub-Saharan Africa are most vulnerable to global climate change?

Family size is large in much of Sub-Saharan Africa for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

As a region, what is the unifying characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa?

The physical geography of sub-Saharan Africa is best described by

Which two languages began as trade languages in Sub-Saharan Africa and are now the most widely used languages in their respective regions?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the population pyramids of Ethiopia and South Africa?

Describe the general distribution of climate types of Sub-Saharan Africa.

You are travelling to both Angola and Mozambique. Which language would be practical to learn before you depart?

Which of the following reflects one of the current favored explanations of African poverty?

The total population of sub-Saharan Africa is

The Khoisan linguistic family is largely concentrated in which part of sub-Saharan Africa?

In what category are indigenous African religions generally placed?

An explanation for Sub Saharan Africa's relatively poor soils is

The current number of internally displaced persons within sub-Saharan Africa is approximately

What was Apartheid in South Africa? How was it resisted and what brought about its end? What are its enduring legacies?

What nation in sub-Saharan Africa split into a largely Arabic speaking Muslim north and a non-Arabic Christian south in 2011 after decades of civil war?

Ali Farka Touré, known as the Bluesman of Africa, hailed from which nation in Africa?

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Exam 6: Sub-Saharan Africa

In what region of Sub-Saharan Africa is desertification most severe?

What factors explain the large family size of Sub-Saharan Africa? What conditions would be necessary to encourage parents to have smaller families?

The average GNI adjusted for PPP in Sub Saharan Africa was

What parts of Sub-Saharan Africa are most vulnerable to global climate change?

Family size is large in much of Sub-Saharan Africa for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

As a region, what is the unifying characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa?

The physical geography of sub-Saharan Africa is best described by

Which two languages began as trade languages in Sub-Saharan Africa and are now the most widely used languages in their respective regions?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the population pyramids of Ethiopia and South Africa?

Describe the general distribution of climate types of Sub-Saharan Africa.

You are travelling to both Angola and Mozambique. Which language would be practical to learn before you depart?

Which of the following reflects one of the current favored explanations of African poverty?

The total population of sub-Saharan Africa is

The Khoisan linguistic family is largely concentrated in which part of sub-Saharan Africa?

In what category are indigenous African religions generally placed?

An explanation for Sub Saharan Africa's relatively poor soils is

The current number of internally displaced persons within sub-Saharan Africa is approximately

What was Apartheid in South Africa? How was it resisted and what brought about its end? What are its enduring legacies?

What nation in sub-Saharan Africa split into a largely Arabic speaking Muslim north and a non-Arabic Christian south in 2011 after decades of civil war?

Ali Farka Touré, known as the Bluesman of Africa, hailed from which nation in Africa?

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the 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