Question 1

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to what percent of the world's uneducated children?

Accepted Answer

A) one-half (50%) 
B) two-fifths (40%) 
C) one-fifth (20%) 
D) one-fourth (25%) 
E) one-third (33%) 
A) one-half (50%) 
B) two-fifths (40%) 
C) one-fifth (20%) 
D) one-fourth (25%) 
E) one-third (33%)

Question 2

What are the primary biofuels in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) fuels manufactured from food and lawn wastes 
B) wood chips that are compacted together into log form and then sold at African markets for heating fuel 
C) a new form of synfuel that has been created to solve Sub-Saharan Africa's energy problems 
D) wood and charcoal used for household energy needs 
E) non-renewable resources such as coal and oil that are used to power industrial operations in African factories 
A) fuels manufactured from food and lawn wastes 
B) wood chips that are compacted together into log form and then sold at African markets for heating fuel 
C) a new form of synfuel that has been created to solve Sub-Saharan Africa's energy problems 
D) wood and charcoal used for household energy needs 
E) non-renewable resources such as coal and oil that are used to power industrial operations in African factories

Question 3

Structural adjustment programs, promoted by the IMF involve

Accepted Answer

A) reduction in government spending. 
B) maintenance of local currencies at artificially high levels. 
C) increasing food subsidies. 
D) debt forgiveness. 
E) implementation of "economic nationalism" programs. 
A) reduction in government spending. 
B) maintenance of local currencies at artificially high levels. 
C) increasing food subsidies. 
D) debt forgiveness. 
E) implementation of "economic nationalism" programs.

Question 4

What is a kleptocracy?

Accepted Answer

A) an African nation that has recently achieved independence from its colonial masters 
B) an African democracy that is led by representatives from all its native tribes 
C) a state where corruption is so institutionalized that large percentages of the country's wealth is siphoned off by politicians and government bureaucrats 
D) an African nation that is communist ruled 
E) a state that allies itself with OPEC 
A) an African nation that has recently achieved independence from its colonial masters 
B) an African democracy that is led by representatives from all its native tribes 
C) a state where corruption is so institutionalized that large percentages of the country's wealth is siphoned off by politicians and government bureaucrats 
D) an African nation that is communist ruled 
E) a state that allies itself with OPEC

Question 5

What percent of children in Sub-Saharan Africa dies before the age of five?

Accepted Answer

A) 20% 
B) 2.0% 
C) 12.2% 
D) 2.2% 
E) 0.2% 
A) 20% 
B) 2.0% 
C) 12.2% 
D) 2.2% 
E) 0.2%

Question 6

Which European country lost all of its African colonies by 1920 as a result of World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) Belgium 
B) England 
C) Germany 
D) Portugal 
E) France 
A) Belgium 
B) England 
C) Germany 
D) Portugal 
E) France

Question 7

What country in the region is a cautionary tale about the limits of the ability of a valuable natural resource, such as oil, to promote development?

Accepted Answer

A) South Africa 
B) Kenya 
C) Sudan 
D) Nigeria 
E) Angola 
A) South Africa 
B) Kenya 
C) Sudan 
D) Nigeria 
E) Angola

Question 8

The fertile soils of the Rift Valley are explained by

Accepted Answer

A) extensive glaciation during the last ice age. 
B) voluminous river systems and extensive glaciation. 
C) volcanic activity associated with the area. 
D) large-scale agricultural projects. 
E) voluminous river systems in the area. 
A) extensive glaciation during the last ice age. 
B) voluminous river systems and extensive glaciation. 
C) volcanic activity associated with the area. 
D) large-scale agricultural projects. 
E) voluminous river systems in the area.

Question 9

You are travelling to Senegal, Ivory Coast and Mali. Which language would be practical to learn before you depart?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Sub-Saharan Africa

Accepted Answer

A) has a relatively high GNI per capita. 
B) contains about two billion people. 
C) has seen declining population numbers in recent years due to AIDS. 
D) has a young population in comparison with western countries. 
E) is a region of middle-income countries. 
A) has a relatively high GNI per capita. 
B) contains about two billion people. 
C) has seen declining population numbers in recent years due to AIDS. 
D) has a young population in comparison with western countries. 
E) is a region of middle-income countries.

Question 11

Which nation in East Africa has disintegrated into an ungovernable territory ruled by clans, warlords and militias?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Which of the following countries did NOT receive African territory in the Berlin Conference?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) France 
C) Portugal 
D) Great Britain 
E) United States 
A) Germany 
B) France 
C) Portugal 
D) Great Britain 
E) United States

Question 13

In which Sub-Saharan African island nation has commercial logging and agricultural clearing caused the tropical rainforest to disappear almost entirely from the eastern half of the island?

Accepted Answer

A) Madagascar 
B) the Democratic Republic of Congo 
C) Gabon 
D) Republic of the Congo 
E) Ghana 
A) Madagascar 
B) the Democratic Republic of Congo 
C) Gabon 
D) Republic of the Congo 
E) Ghana

Question 14

Which of the following was a result of the Berlin Conference?

Accepted Answer

A) the creation of boundary divisions that often placed hostile ethnic groups in the same colonial territory 
B) the surrender of all German-held colonies in Africa 
C) the abolishment of slavery throughout Africa 
D) the merging of all African colonies into one colonial entity controlled by England 
E) the expulsion of all European colonial powers from Africa 
A) the creation of boundary divisions that often placed hostile ethnic groups in the same colonial territory 
B) the surrender of all German-held colonies in Africa 
C) the abolishment of slavery throughout Africa 
D) the merging of all African colonies into one colonial entity controlled by England 
E) the expulsion of all European colonial powers from Africa

Question 15

Boko Haram is most associated with which nation in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Nigeria 
B) Sudan 
C) Congo 
D) South Africa 
E) Somalia 
A) Nigeria 
B) Sudan 
C) Congo 
D) South Africa 
E) Somalia

Question 16

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the first elected female head-of-state in Africa in 2006. In which nation was she elected President?

Accepted Answer

A) Liberia 
B) Zimbabwe 
C) Tanzania 
D) South Africa 
E) Democratic Republic of the Congo 
A) Liberia 
B) Zimbabwe 
C) Tanzania 
D) South Africa 
E) Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 17

Which region of Africa is a major natural gas producer?

Accepted Answer

A) Southeastern Africa 
B) the Horn of Africa 
C) Central Africa 
D) in the Sahel of Northern Africa 
E) Southwestern Africa 
A) Southeastern Africa 
B) the Horn of Africa 
C) Central Africa 
D) in the Sahel of Northern Africa 
E) Southwestern Africa

Question 18

What resource is fueling conflict in the West African countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone?

Accepted Answer

A) Copper 
B) Diamonds 
C) Aluminum 
D) Gold 
E) Petroleum 
A) Copper 
B) Diamonds 
C) Aluminum 
D) Gold 
E) Petroleum

Question 19

The largest city and financial and transportation hub of southern Africa is

Accepted Answer

A) Kinshasa 
B) Addis Ababa 
C) Bamako 
D) Johannesburg 
E) Nairobi 
A) Kinshasa 
B) Addis Ababa 
C) Bamako 
D) Johannesburg 
E) Nairobi

Question 20

What African leader envisioned the political unity of Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Nelson Mandela of South Africa 
B) Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya 
C) Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana 
D) Marcus Garvey 
E) Felix Houphouet-Boigny of Ivory Coast 
A) Nelson Mandela of South Africa 
B) Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya 
C) Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana 
D) Marcus Garvey 
E) Felix Houphouet-Boigny of Ivory Coast

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to what percent of the world's uneducated children?

What are the primary biofuels in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Structural adjustment programs, promoted by the IMF involve

What is a kleptocracy?

What percent of children in Sub-Saharan Africa dies before the age of five?

Which European country lost all of its African colonies by 1920 as a result of World War I?

What country in the region is a cautionary tale about the limits of the ability of a valuable natural resource, such as oil, to promote development?

The fertile soils of the Rift Valley are explained by

You are travelling to Senegal, Ivory Coast and Mali. Which language would be practical to learn before you depart?

Sub-Saharan Africa

Which nation in East Africa has disintegrated into an ungovernable territory ruled by clans, warlords and militias?

Which of the following countries did NOT receive African territory in the Berlin Conference?

In which Sub-Saharan African island nation has commercial logging and agricultural clearing caused the tropical rainforest to disappear almost entirely from the eastern half of the island?

Which of the following was a result of the Berlin Conference?

Boko Haram is most associated with which nation in sub-Saharan Africa?

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the first elected female head-of-state in Africa in 2006. In which nation was she elected President?

Which region of Africa is a major natural gas producer?

What resource is fueling conflict in the West African countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone?

The largest city and financial and transportation hub of southern Africa is

What African leader envisioned the political unity of Africa?

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Sub-Saharan Africa is home to what percent of the world's uneducated children?

What are the primary biofuels in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Structural adjustment programs, promoted by the IMF involve

What is a kleptocracy?

What percent of children in Sub-Saharan Africa dies before the age of five?

Which European country lost all of its African colonies by 1920 as a result of World War I?

What country in the region is a cautionary tale about the limits of the ability of a valuable natural resource, such as oil, to promote development?

The fertile soils of the Rift Valley are explained by

You are travelling to Senegal, Ivory Coast and Mali. Which language would be practical to learn before you depart?

Sub-Saharan Africa

Which nation in East Africa has disintegrated into an ungovernable territory ruled by clans, warlords and militias?

Which of the following countries did NOT receive African territory in the Berlin Conference?

In which Sub-Saharan African island nation has commercial logging and agricultural clearing caused the tropical rainforest to disappear almost entirely from the eastern half of the island?

Which of the following was a result of the Berlin Conference?

Boko Haram is most associated with which nation in sub-Saharan Africa?

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the first elected female head-of-state in Africa in 2006. In which nation was she elected President?

Which region of Africa is a major natural gas producer?

What resource is fueling conflict in the West African countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone?

The largest city and financial and transportation hub of southern Africa is

What African leader envisioned the political unity of 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