Question 1

What African organization was created to help mediate disputes between neighbors in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) African Development Corporation 
B) African Union 
C) Africa United 
D) Association of African Nations 
E) United States of Africa 
A) African Development Corporation 
B) African Union 
C) Africa United 
D) Association of African Nations 
E) United States of Africa

Question 2

Why was the Berlin conference both an important event and an important symbol of European colonialism in
Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

The Berlin Conference brought together E

Question 3

Which country in Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest population in the region?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The physical geography of southern Africa is defined by this landform, a steep cliff separating the coastal lowlands from the plateau uplands.

Accepted Answer

A) The Great Escarpment 
B) The Rift Valley 
C) Lake Nyasa 
D) Drakensburg Mountains 
E) Gondwana 
A) The Great Escarpment 
B) The Rift Valley 
C) Lake Nyasa 
D) Drakensburg Mountains 
E) Gondwana

Question 5

What is being proposed by NGOs as an alternative biofuel to reduce deforestation in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Bamboo 
B) Savanna Woodlands 
C) dung 
D) Eucalyptus 
E) Tropical Hardwoods 
A) Bamboo 
B) Savanna Woodlands 
C) dung 
D) Eucalyptus 
E) Tropical Hardwoods

Question 6

Why did Professor Wangari Maathai of Kenya win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?

Accepted Answer

A) She established the "Doctors Without Frontiers" program. 
B) She was able to lower population growth in rural Kenya. 
C) Her Greenbelt Movement led to the planting of millions of trees. 
D) She brought an end to Apartheid in South Africa. 
E) She negotiated a peace agreement in Darfur, Sudan. 
A) She established the "Doctors Without Frontiers" program. 
B) She was able to lower population growth in rural Kenya. 
C) Her Greenbelt Movement led to the planting of millions of trees. 
D) She brought an end to Apartheid in South Africa. 
E) She negotiated a peace agreement in Darfur, Sudan.

Question 7

Which two contiguous African nations have the highest population density?

Accepted Answer

A) Mail and Niger 
B) Benin and Togo 
C) Rwanda and Burundi 
D) Zambia and Zimbabwe 
E) Kenya and Tanzania 
A) Mail and Niger 
B) Benin and Togo 
C) Rwanda and Burundi 
D) Zambia and Zimbabwe 
E) Kenya and Tanzania

Question 8

The AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa has its highest prevalence in

Accepted Answer

A) East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania) 
B) West Africa (ex. Ghana, Ivory Coast) 
C) Southern Africa (South Africa, Malawi, Zambia) 
D) Central Africa (Congo, Rwanda, Burundi) 
E) urban areas across the continent 
A) East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania) 
B) West Africa (ex. Ghana, Ivory Coast) 
C) Southern Africa (South Africa, Malawi, Zambia) 
D) Central Africa (Congo, Rwanda, Burundi) 
E) urban areas across the continent

Question 9

The grouping of people based on branches of a tribe or ethnic group is a

Accepted Answer

A) Secessionist movement 
B) Clan 
C) Family 
D) Military coup 
E) Warlord 
A) Secessionist movement 
B) Clan 
C) Family 
D) Military coup 
E) Warlord

Question 10

The overall regional life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa is

Accepted Answer

A) 83 years 
B) 67 years 
C) 77 years 
D) 47 years 
E) 57 years 
A) 83 years 
B) 67 years 
C) 77 years 
D) 47 years 
E) 57 years

Question 11

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the ethnoreligious composition of Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

A) Igbo are Muslim, Hausa are Christian and Yoruba are evenly mixed between the two faiths 
B) Igbo are Christian, Hausa are Muslim and Yoruba are evenly mixed between the two faiths 
C) Igbo are Muslim, Yoruba are Christian and Hausa are evenly mixed between the two faiths 
D) Hausa are Muslim, Yoruba are Christian and Igbo are evenly mixed between the two faiths 
E) Yoruba are Muslim, Hausa are Christian and Igbo are evenly mixed between the two faiths 
A) Igbo are Muslim, Hausa are Christian and Yoruba are evenly mixed between the two faiths 
B) Igbo are Christian, Hausa are Muslim and Yoruba are evenly mixed between the two faiths 
C) Igbo are Muslim, Yoruba are Christian and Hausa are evenly mixed between the two faiths 
D) Hausa are Muslim, Yoruba are Christian and Igbo are evenly mixed between the two faiths 
E) Yoruba are Muslim, Hausa are Christian and Igbo are evenly mixed between the two faiths

Question 12

Swidden agriculture involves

Accepted Answer

A) clear-cutting the forest for timber 
B) exporting high value agricultural goods. 
C) animal husbandry. 
D) the production of yams for export. 
E) burning the natural vegetation to release nutrients. 
A) clear-cutting the forest for timber 
B) exporting high value agricultural goods. 
C) animal husbandry. 
D) the production of yams for export. 
E) burning the natural vegetation to release nutrients.

Question 13

Africa's undisputed film capital is

Accepted Answer

A) Nairobi, Kenya 
B) Bamako, Mali 
C) Lagos, Nigeria 
D) Dakar, Senegal 
E) Kinshasa, Congo 
A) Nairobi, Kenya 
B) Bamako, Mali 
C) Lagos, Nigeria 
D) Dakar, Senegal 
E) Kinshasa, Congo

Question 14

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to what percent of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic?

Accepted Answer

A) 5% 
B) 50% 
C) 10% 
D) 25% 
E) 70% 
A) 5% 
B) 50% 
C) 10% 
D) 25% 
E) 70%

Question 15

On average, about how many children does a woman in Africa have during her lifetime?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 or 2 
B) 4 
C) 3 
D) 8 or more 
E) 5 
A) 1 or 2 
B) 4 
C) 3 
D) 8 or more 
E) 5

Question 16

Which of the following regions in Sub-Saharan Africa seceded from its parent country, Ethiopia?

Accepted Answer

A) Biafra 
B) Shaba province 
C) Zululand 
D) Eritrea 
E) South Africa 
A) Biafra 
B) Shaba province 
C) Zululand 
D) Eritrea 
E) South Africa

Question 17

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding major religions within Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) the majority of sub-Saharan Africa is Christian 
B) the majority of sub-Saharan Africa is neither Christian nor Muslim 
C) the majority of northern Africa is Muslim while the majority of southern Africa is Christian 
D) the majority of northern Africa is Christian while the majority of southern Africa is Muslim 
E) the majority of sub-Saharan Africa is Muslim 
A) the majority of sub-Saharan Africa is Christian 
B) the majority of sub-Saharan Africa is neither Christian nor Muslim 
C) the majority of northern Africa is Muslim while the majority of southern Africa is Christian 
D) the majority of northern Africa is Christian while the majority of southern Africa is Muslim 
E) the majority of sub-Saharan Africa is Muslim

Question 18

Which country of Sub-Saharan Africa is the region's unchallenged economic powerhouse, yet also has one of the worst distributions of income in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) South Africa 
B) Sudan 
C) Botswana 
D) Gabon 
E) Nigeria 
A) South Africa 
B) Sudan 
C) Botswana 
D) Gabon 
E) Nigeria

Question 19

The policy of Apartheid is associated with which nation in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Nigeria 
B) Kenya 
C) Mozambique 
D) South Africa 
E) Zambia 
A) Nigeria 
B) Kenya 
C) Mozambique 
D) South Africa 
E) Zambia

Question 20

What do many experts attribute as a cause of many of Africa's civil conflicts?

Accepted Answer

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

What African organization was created to help mediate disputes between neighbors in Africa?

Why was the Berlin conference both an important event and an important symbol of European colonialism in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Which country in Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest population in the region?

The physical geography of southern Africa is defined by this landform, a steep cliff separating the coastal lowlands from the plateau uplands.

What is being proposed by NGOs as an alternative biofuel to reduce deforestation in Africa?

Why did Professor Wangari Maathai of Kenya win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?

Which two contiguous African nations have the highest population density?

The AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa has its highest prevalence in

The grouping of people based on branches of a tribe or ethnic group is a

The overall regional life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa is

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the ethnoreligious composition of Nigeria?

Swidden agriculture involves

Africa's undisputed film capital is

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to what percent of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic?

On average, about how many children does a woman in Africa have during her lifetime?

Which of the following regions in Sub-Saharan Africa seceded from its parent country, Ethiopia?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding major religions within Africa?

Which country of Sub-Saharan Africa is the region's unchallenged economic powerhouse, yet also has one of the worst distributions of income in the world?

The policy of Apartheid is associated with which nation in sub-Saharan Africa?

What do many experts attribute as a cause of many of Africa's civil conflicts?

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Exam 6: Sub-Saharan Africa

What African organization was created to help mediate disputes between neighbors in Africa?

Why was the Berlin conference both an important event and an important symbol of European colonialism in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Which country in Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest population in the region?

The physical geography of southern Africa is defined by this landform, a steep cliff separating the coastal lowlands from the plateau uplands.

What is being proposed by NGOs as an alternative biofuel to reduce deforestation in Africa?

Why did Professor Wangari Maathai of Kenya win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?

Which two contiguous African nations have the highest population density?

The AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa has its highest prevalence in

The grouping of people based on branches of a tribe or ethnic group is a

The overall regional life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa is

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the ethnoreligious composition of Nigeria?

Swidden agriculture involves

Africa's undisputed film capital is

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to what percent of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic?

On average, about how many children does a woman in Africa have during her lifetime?

Which of the following regions in Sub-Saharan Africa seceded from its parent country, Ethiopia?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding major religions within Africa?

Which country of Sub-Saharan Africa is the region's unchallenged economic powerhouse, yet also has one of the worst distributions of income in the world?

The policy of Apartheid is associated with which nation in sub-Saharan Africa?

What do many experts attribute as a cause of many of Africa's civil conflicts?

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

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