Question 1

The names and spatial configurations of South African provinces changed after apartheid ended.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The African mainland country directly west of the island of Madagascar is ___.

Accepted Answer

Moçambique

Question 3

DRCongo was formerly known as Zaire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Given the importance of subsistence farming in this realm,the Green Revolution has had great impact here.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The most populous country of the African continent,which today comprises a confederation of the Yoruba,Ibo,and northern Muslim peoples,is ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most populous country of the African...

Question 6

Most African families still depend on subsistence agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Congo,Central African Republic,Uganda,and Equatorial Guinea are all located in Equatorial Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A disease that spreads worldwide is known as a(n)___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  vector 
B)  globular diffusion 
C)  pandemic 
D)  endemic 
E)  epidemic 
A)  vector 
B)  globular diffusion 
C)  pandemic 
D)  endemic 
E)  epidemic

Question 9

Which of the following countries is the home of the Shona and Ndebele tribes where whites have been expelled by government-backed squatters seeking their land?

Accepted Answer

A)  Botswana 
B)  Cameroon 
C)  Zimbabwe 
D)  Zambia 
E)  Tanzania 
A)  Botswana 
B)  Cameroon 
C)  Zimbabwe 
D)  Zambia 
E)  Tanzania

Question 10

The Boer War took place in ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Burkina Faso 
B)  South Africa 
C)  the Netherlands 
D)  East Africa 
E)  Nigeria 
A)  Burkina Faso 
B)  South Africa 
C)  the Netherlands 
D)  East Africa 
E)  Nigeria

Question 11

Historically West Africa shows a high degree of regional complementarity between ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Islamic and African languages 
B)  French and British colonies 
C)  former West Africa and East Africa 
D)  peoples in the east and peoples in the west 
E)  peoples of the tropical forest and peoples of the dry interior 
A)  Islamic and African languages 
B)  French and British colonies 
C)  former West Africa and East Africa 
D)  peoples in the east and peoples in the west 
E)  peoples of the tropical forest and peoples of the dry interior

Question 12

Nigeria's old capital of Lagos was situated within the culture area of the people known as the_______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Zulu 
B)  Yoruba 
C)  Boers 
D)  Ibo 
E)  Hausa 
A)  Zulu 
B)  Yoruba 
C)  Boers 
D)  Ibo 
E)  Hausa

Question 13

Which of the following countries borders Lake Victoria?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Sudan 
B)  Uganda 
C)  Malawi 
D)  DRCongo 
E)  Ethiopia 
A)  South Sudan 
B)  Uganda 
C)  Malawi 
D)  DRCongo 
E)  Ethiopia

Question 14

Under the terms of the separate development program,South Africa's land was divided equally between the majority Africans and the minority whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following countries was not a British colony prior to its independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zimbabwe 
B)  Zambia 
C)  Kenya 
D)  Ethiopia 
E)  Malawi 
A)  Zimbabwe 
B)  Zambia 
C)  Kenya 
D)  Ethiopia 
E)  Malawi

Question 16

The rifts shown on the map in Figure 7-2 are found predominantly near this feature:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Niger River 
B)  Lake Victoria 
C)  the Namib Desert 
D)  the Kalahari Basin 
E)  the Cape of Good Hope 
A)  the Niger River 
B)  Lake Victoria 
C)  the Namib Desert 
D)  the Kalahari Basin 
E)  the Cape of Good Hope

Question 17

Based on the maps shown in Figure 7-7,which country nearly created a total north-south ("Cape-to-Cairo") axis of control in colonial Subsaharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Belgium 
D)  Portugal 
E)  Spain 
A)  France 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Belgium 
D)  Portugal 
E)  Spain

Question 18

This West African country borders Liberia,is a former French colony,and built a Roman Catholic basilica in Yamoussoukro to rival St.Peter's in Rome:

Accepted Answer

A)  Senegal 
B)  Sierra Leone 
C)  Niger 
D)  Guinea 
E)  Ivory Coast 
A)  Senegal 
B)  Sierra Leone 
C)  Niger 
D)  Guinea 
E)  Ivory Coast

Question 19

Africa's distributions of climate and vegetation are almost symmetrical about the equator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Tourism,once a particularly important business in _______________,struggles to remain viable in the face of numerous challenges:

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberia 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Uganda 
D)  Egypt 
E)  Nigeria 
A)  Liberia 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Uganda 
D)  Egypt 
E)  Nigeria

The names and spatial configurations of South African provinces changed after apartheid ended.

The African mainland country directly west of the island of Madagascar is ___.

DRCongo was formerly known as Zaire.

Given the importance of subsistence farming in this realm,the Green Revolution has had great impact here.

The most populous country of the African continent,which today comprises a confederation of the Yoruba,Ibo,and northern Muslim peoples,is ___.

Most African families still depend on subsistence agriculture.

Congo,Central African Republic,Uganda,and Equatorial Guinea are all located in Equatorial Africa.

A disease that spreads worldwide is known as a(n)___________.

Which of the following countries is the home of the Shona and Ndebele tribes where whites have been expelled by government-backed squatters seeking their land?

The Boer War took place in ____________.

Historically West Africa shows a high degree of regional complementarity between ____________.

Nigeria's old capital of Lagos was situated within the culture area of the people known as the_______________.

Which of the following countries borders Lake Victoria?

Under the terms of the separate development program,South Africa's land was divided equally between the majority Africans and the minority whites.

Which of the following countries was not a British colony prior to its independence?

The rifts shown on the map in Figure 7-2 are found predominantly near this feature:

Based on the maps shown in Figure 7-7,which country nearly created a total north-south ("Cape-to-Cairo") axis of control in colonial Subsaharan Africa?

This West African country borders Liberia,is a former French colony,and built a Roman Catholic basilica in Yamoussoukro to rival St.Peter's in Rome:

Africa's distributions of climate and vegetation are almost symmetrical about the equator.

Tourism,once a particularly important business in _______________,struggles to remain viable in the face of numerous challenges:

Introduction

The North American Realm

The Middle American Realm

The South American Realm

The European Realm

The Russia-Central Asia Realm

The North African-Southwest Asian Realm

The South Asian Realm

The East Asian Realm

The Southeast Asian Realm

The Austral Realm

Pacific Realm and Polar Futures

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Exam 8: The Subsaharan African Realm

The names and spatial configurations of South African provinces changed after apartheid ended.

The African mainland country directly west of the island of Madagascar is ___.

DRCongo was formerly known as Zaire.

Given the importance of subsistence farming in this realm,the Green Revolution has had great impact here.

The most populous country of the African continent,which today comprises a confederation of the Yoruba,Ibo,and northern Muslim peoples,is ___.

Most African families still depend on subsistence agriculture.

Congo,Central African Republic,Uganda,and Equatorial Guinea are all located in Equatorial Africa.

A disease that spreads worldwide is known as a(n)___________.

Which of the following countries is the home of the Shona and Ndebele tribes where whites have been expelled by government-backed squatters seeking their land?

The Boer War took place in ____________.

Historically West Africa shows a high degree of regional complementarity between ____________.

Nigeria's old capital of Lagos was situated within the culture area of the people known as the_______________.

Which of the following countries borders Lake Victoria?

Under the terms of the separate development program,South Africa's land was divided equally between the majority Africans and the minority whites.

Which of the following countries was not a British colony prior to its independence?

The rifts shown on the map in Figure 7-2 are found predominantly near this feature:

Based on the maps shown in Figure 7-7,which country nearly created a total north-south ("Cape-to-Cairo") axis of control in colonial Subsaharan Africa?

This West African country borders Liberia,is a former French colony,and built a Roman Catholic basilica in Yamoussoukro to rival St.Peter's in Rome:

Africa's distributions of climate and vegetation are almost symmetrical about the equator.

Tourism,once a particularly important business in _______________,struggles to remain viable in the face of numerous challenges:

Introduction

The North American Realm

The Middle American Realm

The South American Realm

The European Realm

The Russia-Central Asia Realm

The North African-Southwest Asian Realm

The South Asian Realm

The East Asian Realm

The Southeast Asian Realm

The Austral Realm

Pacific Realm and Polar Futures

Filters