Question 1

What is the most important of the indigenous language groups of Sub Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Austronesian 
B) Khoisan 
C) Indo-European 
D) Nilo-Saharan 
E) Niger-Congo 
A) Austronesian 
B) Khoisan 
C) Indo-European 
D) Nilo-Saharan 
E) Niger-Congo

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with deforestation in the woodlands of the savannas in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) flooding 
B) the reliance upon biofuels 
C) shortage of biofuels 
D) soil erosion 
E) extreme economic hardship 
A) flooding 
B) the reliance upon biofuels 
C) shortage of biofuels 
D) soil erosion 
E) extreme economic hardship

Question 3

What effect has HIV/AIDS had on Sub-Saharan Africa? In which areas of the region has the spread of this disease been the greatest? What are the reasons for the variation of rates of this disease among different countries in the region?

Accepted Answer

HIV/AIDS has a devastating impact upon t

Question 4

What is Sub-Saharan Africa's largest city?

Accepted Answer

A) Kinshasa, Congo 
B) Lagos, Nigeria 
C) Cape Town, South Africa 
D) Nairobi, Kenya 
E) Accra, Ghana 
A) Kinshasa, Congo 
B) Lagos, Nigeria 
C) Cape Town, South Africa 
D) Nairobi, Kenya 
E) Accra, Ghana

Question 5

Ethiopia and Eritrea adopted which form of Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A) Coptic Christianity 
B) Evangelical Christianity 
C) Roman Catholicism 
D) Orthodox Christianity 
E) Protestantism 
A) Coptic Christianity 
B) Evangelical Christianity 
C) Roman Catholicism 
D) Orthodox Christianity 
E) Protestantism

Question 6

The Sub Saharan African vegetation zone characterized by a mixture of trees and tall grasses with rainfall occurring primarily during the summer season is

Accepted Answer

A) Coniferous Forest. 
B) Tropical Forest. 
C) Desert. 
D) Tropical and Coniferous Forest. 
E) Savanna. 
A) Coniferous Forest. 
B) Tropical Forest. 
C) Desert. 
D) Tropical and Coniferous Forest. 
E) Savanna.

Question 7

What physical processes are responsible for the creation of the Rift Valleys of eastern Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) converging tectonic plates 
B) tectonic plates that are separating 
C) volcanism 
D) erosion by rivers 
E) desertification 
A) converging tectonic plates 
B) tectonic plates that are separating 
C) volcanism 
D) erosion by rivers 
E) desertification

Question 8

Approximately what fraction of Nigerian citizens live in cities?

Accepted Answer

A) one-half 
B) three-quarters 
C) two-thirds 
D) one-quarter 
E) one-third 
A) one-half 
B) three-quarters 
C) two-thirds 
D) one-quarter 
E) one-third

Question 9

Write an essay in which you discuss the role of conflict diamonds in ethnic and political conflict in Sub Saharan Africa. What is the Kimberly Process and how is it being used to address the connection between diamonds and conflict in Sub Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

The availability of diamonds in West Afr

Question 10

A ban on elephant poaching was removed in the late 1990s to

Accepted Answer

A) provide needed monetary resources for developing economies in the region. 
B) to supply ivory to the large Chinese market. 
C) to allow some African states to sell down their inventories of ivory. 
D) to cull elephant herds which had grown too large 
E) allow local ranchers to protect their cattle herds. 
A) provide needed monetary resources for developing economies in the region. 
B) to supply ivory to the large Chinese market. 
C) to allow some African states to sell down their inventories of ivory. 
D) to cull elephant herds which had grown too large 
E) allow local ranchers to protect their cattle herds.

What is the most important of the indigenous language groups of Sub Saharan Africa?

Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with deforestation in the woodlands of the savannas in Sub-Saharan Africa?

What effect has HIV/AIDS had on Sub-Saharan Africa? In which areas of the region has the spread of this disease been the greatest? What are the reasons for the variation of rates of this disease among different countries in the region?

What is Sub-Saharan Africa's largest city?

Ethiopia and Eritrea adopted which form of Christianity?

The Sub Saharan African vegetation zone characterized by a mixture of trees and tall grasses with rainfall occurring primarily during the summer season is

What physical processes are responsible for the creation of the Rift Valleys of eastern Africa?

Approximately what fraction of Nigerian citizens live in cities?

Write an essay in which you discuss the role of conflict diamonds in ethnic and political conflict in Sub Saharan Africa. What is the Kimberly Process and how is it being used to address the connection between diamonds and conflict in Sub Saharan Africa?

A ban on elephant poaching was removed in the late 1990s to

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

Exam 6: Sub-Saharan Africa

What is the most important of the indigenous language groups of Sub Saharan Africa?

Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with deforestation in the woodlands of the savannas in Sub-Saharan Africa?

What effect has HIV/AIDS had on Sub-Saharan Africa? In which areas of the region has the spread of this disease been the greatest? What are the reasons for the variation of rates of this disease among different countries in the region?

What is Sub-Saharan Africa's largest city?

Ethiopia and Eritrea adopted which form of Christianity?

The Sub Saharan African vegetation zone characterized by a mixture of trees and tall grasses with rainfall occurring primarily during the summer season is

What physical processes are responsible for the creation of the Rift Valleys of eastern Africa?

Approximately what fraction of Nigerian citizens live in cities?

Write an essay in which you discuss the role of conflict diamonds in ethnic and political conflict in Sub Saharan Africa. What is the Kimberly Process and how is it being used to address the connection between diamonds and conflict in Sub Saharan Africa?

A ban on elephant poaching was removed in the late 1990s to

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