Question 1

How has ethnicity and religion created a dysfunctional state in Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

Nigeria is home to three major ethnic gr

Question 2

Precipitation in Sub Saharan Africa

Accepted Answer

A) is greatest in the southern portion of the region. 
B) varies significantly. 
C) is consistent year round. 
D) is heaviest in winter months. 
E) primarily occurs in the summer months. 
A) is greatest in the southern portion of the region. 
B) varies significantly. 
C) is consistent year round. 
D) is heaviest in winter months. 
E) primarily occurs in the summer months.

Question 3

Which nation was born out of a Muslim-Christian civil war in 2011?

Accepted Answer

A) South Sudan 
B) Somalia 
C) Rwanda 
D) Burundi 
E) South Africa 
A) South Sudan 
B) Somalia 
C) Rwanda 
D) Burundi 
E) South Africa

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of Apartheid's lasting legacy on the urban landscape of South Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) squatter settlements called townships 
B) the development of the Silicon Savannah 
C) the full integration of blacks and whites within the South African urban landscape 
D) the presence of a "Global Central Business District" or CBD 
E) the mixture of European and Islamic architecture 
A) squatter settlements called townships 
B) the development of the Silicon Savannah 
C) the full integration of blacks and whites within the South African urban landscape 
D) the presence of a "Global Central Business District" or CBD 
E) the mixture of European and Islamic architecture

Question 5

Which of the following statements regarding population density is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) crude population density will always be higher than physiological density 
B) if the crude population density is low, the physiological density will be even lower 
C) crude population density is higher than agricultural density 
D) agricultural density is rarely higher than crude population density in sub-Saharan Africa 
E) physiological density must be higher than crude population density 
A) crude population density will always be higher than physiological density 
B) if the crude population density is low, the physiological density will be even lower 
C) crude population density is higher than agricultural density 
D) agricultural density is rarely higher than crude population density in sub-Saharan Africa 
E) physiological density must be higher than crude population density

Question 6

Where has the deadliest political and ethnic conflict, with an estimated war-related 5 million deaths, in the region been?

Accepted Answer

A) South Africa 
B) Kenya 
C) Uganda 
D) Democratic Republic of the Congo 
E) Ivory Coast 
A) South Africa 
B) Kenya 
C) Uganda 
D) Democratic Republic of the Congo 
E) Ivory Coast

Question 7

What river has been a major supplier of commercial energy for decades in the region of southern Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Zambezi 
B) Niger 
C) Limpopo 
D) Nile 
E) Congo 
A) Zambezi 
B) Niger 
C) Limpopo 
D) Nile 
E) Congo

Question 8

Ethiopia and Kenya have dominated in which sport?

Accepted Answer

A) rowing 
B) long-distance running 
C) short-distance sprinting 
D) soccer 
E) basketball 
A) rowing 
B) long-distance running 
C) short-distance sprinting 
D) soccer 
E) basketball

Question 9

Describe the general distribution of Christianity and Islam in sub-Saharan Africa.

Accepted Answer

Islam tends to be found in the northern

Question 10

The Amharic language family is largely found in which contemporary sub-Saharan African nation?

Accepted Answer

A) Senegal 
B) Ethiopia 
C) Madagascar 
D) Nigeria 
E) Ghana 
A) Senegal 
B) Ethiopia 
C) Madagascar 
D) Nigeria 
E) Ghana

Question 11

When did most countries of Sub-Saharan Africa gain independence?

Accepted Answer

A) in the years immediately following World War I 
B) in the 1990s 
C) in 1946 and 1947 
D) from the mid-1950s through the mid-1960s 
E) during the first decade of the twentieth century 
A) in the years immediately following World War I 
B) in the 1990s 
C) in 1946 and 1947 
D) from the mid-1950s through the mid-1960s 
E) during the first decade of the twentieth century

Question 12

Desertification is

Accepted Answer

A) desert belts that extend across the north of the continent. 
B) expansion of the desert due to human degradation of the environment. 
C) removal of vegetative cover from tropical environments. 
D) expansion of the desert due to the seasonal changes in precipitation. 
E) expansion of the desert due to loss of biodiversity. 
A) desert belts that extend across the north of the continent. 
B) expansion of the desert due to human degradation of the environment. 
C) removal of vegetative cover from tropical environments. 
D) expansion of the desert due to the seasonal changes in precipitation. 
E) expansion of the desert due to loss of biodiversity.

Question 13

What is the Sahel and what are the problems currently facing this African region?

Accepted Answer

The Sahel is the transitional

Question 14

What was the first European country to have extensive contact with Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain 
B) Spain 
C) Germany 
D) France 
E) Portugal 
A) Britain 
B) Spain 
C) Germany 
D) France 
E) Portugal

Question 15

The transportation, financial and communication hub for all of East Africa is

Accepted Answer

A) Johannesburg 
B) Addis Ababa 
C) Nairobi 
D) Lagos 
E) Mombasa 
A) Johannesburg 
B) Addis Ababa 
C) Nairobi 
D) Lagos 
E) Mombasa

Question 16

Which of the following locations is NOT a major population cluster within sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) the lake District of Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and western Kenya 
B) the Niger Delta of Nigeria 
C) the rift valleys of Ethiopia 
D) the coastline of West Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal) 
E) the Namibian Desert 
A) the lake District of Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and western Kenya 
B) the Niger Delta of Nigeria 
C) the rift valleys of Ethiopia 
D) the coastline of West Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal) 
E) the Namibian Desert

Question 17

In the colonial period, what European country had primary control of western Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Spain 
B) Germany 
C) Portugal 
D) Britain 
E) France 
A) Spain 
B) Germany 
C) Portugal 
D) Britain 
E) France

Question 18

What is the typical status of women in Sub-Saharan Africa? Are there any signs of improvement?

Accepted Answer

While women contribute to the agricultur

Question 19

Which nation hosted the World Cup in 2010, becoming the first African nation do to so?

Accepted Answer

A) Nigeria 
B) Ghana 
C) Somalia 
D) Kenya 
E) South Africa 
A) Nigeria 
B) Ghana 
C) Somalia 
D) Kenya 
E) South Africa

Question 20

What country is the largest investor in Sub Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Great Britain 
C) Australia 
D) China 
E) The United States 
A) France 
B) Great Britain 
C) Australia 
D) China 
E) The United States

How has ethnicity and religion created a dysfunctional state in Nigeria?

Precipitation in Sub Saharan Africa

Which nation was born out of a Muslim-Christian civil war in 2011?

Which of the following is an example of Apartheid's lasting legacy on the urban landscape of South Africa?

Which of the following statements regarding population density is TRUE?

Where has the deadliest political and ethnic conflict, with an estimated war-related 5 million deaths, in the region been?

What river has been a major supplier of commercial energy for decades in the region of southern Africa?

Ethiopia and Kenya have dominated in which sport?

Describe the general distribution of Christianity and Islam in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Amharic language family is largely found in which contemporary sub-Saharan African nation?

When did most countries of Sub-Saharan Africa gain independence?

Desertification is

What is the Sahel and what are the problems currently facing this African region?

What was the first European country to have extensive contact with Sub-Saharan Africa?

The transportation, financial and communication hub for all of East Africa is

Which of the following locations is NOT a major population cluster within sub-Saharan Africa?

In the colonial period, what European country had primary control of western Africa?

What is the typical status of women in Sub-Saharan Africa? Are there any signs of improvement?

Which nation hosted the World Cup in 2010, becoming the first African nation do to so?

What country is the largest investor in Sub Saharan Africa?

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Exam 6: Sub-Saharan Africa

How has ethnicity and religion created a dysfunctional state in Nigeria?

Precipitation in Sub Saharan Africa

Which nation was born out of a Muslim-Christian civil war in 2011?

Which of the following is an example of Apartheid's lasting legacy on the urban landscape of South Africa?

Which of the following statements regarding population density is TRUE?

Where has the deadliest political and ethnic conflict, with an estimated war-related 5 million deaths, in the region been?

What river has been a major supplier of commercial energy for decades in the region of southern Africa?

Ethiopia and Kenya have dominated in which sport?

Describe the general distribution of Christianity and Islam in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Amharic language family is largely found in which contemporary sub-Saharan African nation?

When did most countries of Sub-Saharan Africa gain independence?

Desertification is

What is the Sahel and what are the problems currently facing this African region?

What was the first European country to have extensive contact with Sub-Saharan Africa?

The transportation, financial and communication hub for all of East Africa is

Which of the following locations is NOT a major population cluster within sub-Saharan Africa?

In the colonial period, what European country had primary control of western Africa?

What is the typical status of women in Sub-Saharan Africa? Are there any signs of improvement?

Which nation hosted the World Cup in 2010, becoming the first African nation do to so?

What country is the largest investor in Sub Saharan 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