Question 1

One aspect of structural adjustment programs is usually to remove tariffs and other trade barriers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Christians slightly outnumber Muslims in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The foreign debt of Sub-Saharan Africa is 1/3 that of Latin America and Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The annual overall population growth rate for Sub-Saharan Africa is:

Accepted Answer

A)  .6% 
B)  5% 
C)  1.2% 
D)  2% 
E)  14% 
A)  .6% 
B)  5% 
C)  1.2% 
D)  2% 
E)  14%

Question 5

The Congo basin hosts the ________ largest rainforest in the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  third 
D)  fourth 
E)  fifth 
A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  third 
D)  fourth 
E)  fifth

Question 6

The settlement of Madagascar began about 500 A.D. with the arrival of people from this region.

Accepted Answer

A)  present day Indonesia 
B)  West Africa 
C)  Southern Africa 
D)  present day India 
E)  the Americas 
A)  present day Indonesia 
B)  West Africa 
C)  Southern Africa 
D)  present day India 
E)  the Americas

Question 7

Match each country with its capital.
-Lesotho

Accepted Answer

A) Harare 
B) Nairobi 
C) Nouakchott 
D) Niamey 
E) Kampala
F)Kigali
G)Antananarivo
H)Lusaka
I)Accra
J)Maseru 
A) Harare 
B) Nairobi 
C) Nouakchott 
D) Niamey 
E) Kampala
F)Kigali
G)Antananarivo
H)Lusaka
I)Accra
J)Maseru

Question 8

Dependency theorists believe the solution to the problems in Sub-Saharan countries is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  create local capacity to produce goods 
B)  increase imports 
C)  increase military spending 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  create local capacity to produce goods 
B)  increase imports 
C)  increase military spending 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

The ethnic conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis in the early 1990s was mostly in the countries of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rwanda and Burundi 
B)  Kenya and Tanzania 
C)  Namibia and Botswana 
D)  Ethiopia and Somalia 
E)  Liberia and Sierra Leone 
A)  Rwanda and Burundi 
B)  Kenya and Tanzania 
C)  Namibia and Botswana 
D)  Ethiopia and Somalia 
E)  Liberia and Sierra Leone

Question 10

This is the major river system in West Africa.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The highlands in this modern country were one of the centers of domestication of plants and animals in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sudan 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Ethiopia 
D)  South Africa 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Sudan 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Ethiopia 
D)  South Africa 
E)  none of the above

Question 12

This is the largest country in population in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nigeria 
B)  South Africa 
C)  Sudan 
D)  Democratic Republic of the Congo 
E)  Ghana 
A)  Nigeria 
B)  South Africa 
C)  Sudan 
D)  Democratic Republic of the Congo 
E)  Ghana

Question 13

The civil war in the late 1990s in Liberia spread to the neighboring country of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ghana 
B)  Gabon 
C)  Nigeria 
D)  Sierra Leone 
E)  Guinea 
A)  Ghana 
B)  Gabon 
C)  Nigeria 
D)  Sierra Leone 
E)  Guinea

Question 14

Match each country with its capital.
-Kenya

Accepted Answer

A) Harare 
B) Nairobi 
C) Nouakchott 
D) Niamey 
E) Kampala
F)Kigali
G)Antananarivo
H)Lusaka
I)Accra
J)Maseru 
A) Harare 
B) Nairobi 
C) Nouakchott 
D) Niamey 
E) Kampala
F)Kigali
G)Antananarivo
H)Lusaka
I)Accra
J)Maseru

Question 15

The planting of several crops together is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  bush fallow 
B)  transhumance 
C)  shifting cultivation 
D)  slash-and-burn 
E)  intercropping 
A)  bush fallow 
B)  transhumance 
C)  shifting cultivation 
D)  slash-and-burn 
E)  intercropping

Question 16

African countries have seen a steady decline in the price for their raw materials exports over the last decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The parasite bilharzia causes ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Schistosomiasis 
B)  Tripansosmiasis 
C)  Onchocerciasis 
D)  sleeping sickness 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Schistosomiasis 
B)  Tripansosmiasis 
C)  Onchocerciasis 
D)  sleeping sickness 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

About this percent of Africa is still forested.

Accepted Answer

A)  40% 
B)  50% 
C)  70% 
D)  20% 
E)  virtually none 
A)  40% 
B)  50% 
C)  70% 
D)  20% 
E)  virtually none

Question 19

Why are there so many refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa? Which subregion of Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest number of refugees? Which subregion of Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest?

Accepted Answer

There are many refugees in Sub-Saharan A

Question 20

Large-scale segregation was established in the Republic of South Africa through the creation of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reservations 
B)  ghettos 
C)  homelands 
D)  ethnoburbs 
E)  none of the above 
A)  reservations 
B)  ghettos 
C)  homelands 
D)  ethnoburbs 
E)  none of the above

One aspect of structural adjustment programs is usually to remove tariffs and other trade barriers.

Christians slightly outnumber Muslims in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The foreign debt of Sub-Saharan Africa is 1/3 that of Latin America and Asia.

The annual overall population growth rate for Sub-Saharan Africa is:

The Congo basin hosts the ________ largest rainforest in the world.

The settlement of Madagascar began about 500 A.D. with the arrival of people from this region.

Match each country with its capital. -Lesotho

Dependency theorists believe the solution to the problems in Sub-Saharan countries is to:

The ethnic conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis in the early 1990s was mostly in the countries of:

This is the major river system in West Africa.

The highlands in this modern country were one of the centers of domestication of plants and animals in Sub-Saharan Africa.

This is the largest country in population in Africa.

The civil war in the late 1990s in Liberia spread to the neighboring country of:

Match each country with its capital. -Kenya

The planting of several crops together is called:

African countries have seen a steady decline in the price for their raw materials exports over the last decades.

The parasite bilharzia causes ________.

About this percent of Africa is still forested.

Why are there so many refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa? Which subregion of Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest number of refugees? Which subregion of Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest?

Large-scale segregation was established in the Republic of South Africa through the creation of ________.

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Exam 5: Sub-Saharan Africa

One aspect of structural adjustment programs is usually to remove tariffs and other trade barriers.

Christians slightly outnumber Muslims in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The foreign debt of Sub-Saharan Africa is 1/3 that of Latin America and Asia.

The annual overall population growth rate for Sub-Saharan Africa is:

The Congo basin hosts the ________ largest rainforest in the world.

The settlement of Madagascar began about 500 A.D. with the arrival of people from this region.

Match each country with its capital. -Lesotho

Dependency theorists believe the solution to the problems in Sub-Saharan countries is to:

The ethnic conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis in the early 1990s was mostly in the countries of:

This is the major river system in West Africa.

The highlands in this modern country were one of the centers of domestication of plants and animals in Sub-Saharan Africa.

This is the largest country in population in Africa.

The civil war in the late 1990s in Liberia spread to the neighboring country of:

Match each country with its capital. -Kenya

The planting of several crops together is called:

African countries have seen a steady decline in the price for their raw materials exports over the last decades.

The parasite bilharzia causes ________.

About this percent of Africa is still forested.

Why are there so many refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa? Which subregion of Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest number of refugees? Which subregion of Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest?

Large-scale segregation was established in the Republic of South Africa through the creation of ________.

World Regions in Global Context

Europe

The Russian Federation, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific

Filters