Question 1

Of the following languages, which is the least used in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) English 
B) Spanish 
C) French 
D) Dutch 
E) Arabic 
A) English 
B) Spanish 
C) French 
D) Dutch 
E) Arabic

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a staple crop in most of Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) rice 
B) corn 
C) millet 
D) sorghum 
E) yams 
A) rice 
B) corn 
C) millet 
D) sorghum 
E) yams

Question 3

Which country is the unchallenged economic powerhouse in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Sudan 
B) Zimbabwe 
C) Ghana 
D) Nigeria 
E) South Africa 
A) Sudan 
B) Zimbabwe 
C) Ghana 
D) Nigeria 
E) South Africa

Question 4

What country was most impacted by the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak?

Accepted Answer

A) Guinea 
B) Sierra Leone 
C) Mali 
D) Liberia 
E) Burkina Faso 
A) Guinea 
B) Sierra Leone 
C) Mali 
D) Liberia 
E) Burkina Faso

Question 5

Which of the following countries did NOT receive African territory in the Berlin Conference?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Germany 
C) Great Britain 
D) Portugal 
E) United States 
A) France 
B) Germany 
C) Great Britain 
D) Portugal 
E) United States

Question 6

Why is there concern about the tsetse fly in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) The tsetse fly spreads HIV/AIDS. 
B) The tsetse fly is an important part of the food chain in Sub-Saharan Africa; without it, African wildlife could not exist. 
C) The tsetse fly spreads sleeping sickness to humans, cattle, and some wildlife. 
D) The tsetse fly is an endangered species, found only in a small corner of Cameroon. 
E) The tsetse fly exists in vast numbers, laying its eggs in the rainforests of Sub-Saharan Africa, and contributing to deforestation. 
A) The tsetse fly spreads HIV/AIDS. 
B) The tsetse fly is an important part of the food chain in Sub-Saharan Africa; without it, African wildlife could not exist. 
C) The tsetse fly spreads sleeping sickness to humans, cattle, and some wildlife. 
D) The tsetse fly is an endangered species, found only in a small corner of Cameroon. 
E) The tsetse fly exists in vast numbers, laying its eggs in the rainforests of Sub-Saharan Africa, and contributing to deforestation.

Question 7

In Sub-Saharan Africa, at about what age do most women marry?

Accepted Answer

A) when they are teenagers 
B) at an average age of 22 
C) at an average age of 24 
D) at an average age of 27 
E) at an average age of 30 
A) when they are teenagers 
B) at an average age of 22 
C) at an average age of 24 
D) at an average age of 27 
E) at an average age of 30

Question 8

In what category are indigenous African religions generally placed?

Accepted Answer

A) Animist 
B) Buddhist 
C) Christian 
D) Islamic 
E) Protestant 
A) Animist 
B) Buddhist 
C) Christian 
D) Islamic 
E) Protestant

Question 9

What are the primary biofuels in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) non-renewable resources such as coal and oil that are used to power industrial operations in African factories 
B) wood and charcoal used for household energy needs 
C) a new form of synfuel that has been created to solve Sub-Saharan Africa's energy problems 
D) wood chips that are compacted together into log form and then sold at African markets for heating fuel 
E) fuels manufactured from food and lawn wastes 
A) non-renewable resources such as coal and oil that are used to power industrial operations in African factories 
B) wood and charcoal used for household energy needs 
C) a new form of synfuel that has been created to solve Sub-Saharan Africa's energy problems 
D) wood chips that are compacted together into log form and then sold at African markets for heating fuel 
E) fuels manufactured from food and lawn wastes

Question 10

The Congo River

Accepted Answer

A) is also known as the Zambezi River. 
B) drains into the Atlantic Ocean. 
C) originates in Ethiopia. 
D) is navigable for most of its length. 
E) is the smallest watershed in the region. 
A) is also known as the Zambezi River. 
B) drains into the Atlantic Ocean. 
C) originates in Ethiopia. 
D) is navigable for most of its length. 
E) is the smallest watershed in the region.

Question 11

Approximately what fraction of Nigerian citizens live in cities?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Soweto and Gugulethu in South Africa are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) postapartheid housing projects. 
B) townships. 
C) large metropolitan areas. 
D) global central business districts. 
E) upper income gated communities. 
A) postapartheid housing projects. 
B) townships. 
C) large metropolitan areas. 
D) global central business districts. 
E) upper income gated communities.

Question 13

Write an essay in which you discuss the ethnic tensions and some of the current hot spots of conflict in the region. Be certain to cite the major players in this conflict as well as the reason for these tensions.

Accepted Answer

Ethnic tensions and conflicts have been

Question 14

Throughout the decade of the 2000s, China's trade with Sub-Saharan Africa grew on average ________% per year.

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 8 
C) 15 
D) 20 
E) 30 
A) 4 
B) 8 
C) 15 
D) 20 
E) 30

Question 15

What is Sub-Saharan Africa's most troubling demographic indicator?

Accepted Answer

A) high birth rates 
B) HIV/AIDS rates 
C) migration 
D) low life expectancy 
E) child mortality rates 
A) high birth rates 
B) HIV/AIDS rates 
C) migration 
D) low life expectancy 
E) child mortality rates

Question 16

The Famine Early Warning Systems (FEWS)network uses all of the criteria below to monitor food insecurity EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) rainfall. 
B) food production. 
C) total fertility rates. 
D) food prices. 
E) vegetation cover. 
A) rainfall. 
B) food production. 
C) total fertility rates. 
D) food prices. 
E) vegetation cover.

Question 17

In what part of Sub-Saharan Africa are the highest rates of HIV/AIDS found?

Accepted Answer

A) the northern portion of the region 
B) the southern portion of the region 
C) the eastern portion of the region 
D) the western portion of the region 
E) the Horn of Africa 
A) the northern portion of the region 
B) the southern portion of the region 
C) the eastern portion of the region 
D) the western portion of the region 
E) the Horn of Africa

Question 18

Which of the following statements regarding decolonization in Sub-Saharan Africa is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Decolonization of the region happened slowly but violently beginning in 1917. 
B) Decolonization of the region happened quite gradually and peacefully beginning in 1947. 
C) Decolonization of the region happened rather quickly and peacefully beginning in 1957. 
D) Decolonization of the region happened abruptly and violently beginning in 1977. 
E) Decolonization of the region began in 1980. 
A) Decolonization of the region happened slowly but violently beginning in 1917. 
B) Decolonization of the region happened quite gradually and peacefully beginning in 1947. 
C) Decolonization of the region happened rather quickly and peacefully beginning in 1957. 
D) Decolonization of the region happened abruptly and violently beginning in 1977. 
E) Decolonization of the region began in 1980.

Question 19

Discuss the colonization of Sub-Saharan Africa, especially the scramble for Africa. Include a brief discussion of decolonization and independence

Accepted Answer

The colonization of Sub-Saharan Africa w

Question 20

Which European country had lost all of its African colonies by the end of WWI?

Accepted Answer

A) Portugal 
B) Belgium 
C) Germany 
D) France 
E) all of the above 
A) Portugal 
B) Belgium 
C) Germany 
D) France 
E) all of the above

Of the following languages, which is the least used in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Which of the following is NOT a staple crop in most of Sub-Saharan Africa?

Which country is the unchallenged economic powerhouse in Sub-Saharan Africa?

What country was most impacted by the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak?

Which of the following countries did NOT receive African territory in the Berlin Conference?

Why is there concern about the tsetse fly in Sub-Saharan Africa?

In Sub-Saharan Africa, at about what age do most women marry?

In what category are indigenous African religions generally placed?

What are the primary biofuels in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The Congo River

Approximately what fraction of Nigerian citizens live in cities?

Soweto and Gugulethu in South Africa are examples of

Write an essay in which you discuss the ethnic tensions and some of the current hot spots of conflict in the region. Be certain to cite the major players in this conflict as well as the reason for these tensions.

Throughout the decade of the 2000s, China's trade with Sub-Saharan Africa grew on average ________% per year.

What is Sub-Saharan Africa's most troubling demographic indicator?

The Famine Early Warning Systems (FEWS)network uses all of the criteria below to monitor food insecurity EXCEPT

In what part of Sub-Saharan Africa are the highest rates of HIV/AIDS found?

Which of the following statements regarding decolonization in Sub-Saharan Africa is most accurate?

Discuss the colonization of Sub-Saharan Africa, especially the scramble for Africa. Include a brief discussion of decolonization and independence

Which European country had lost all of its African colonies by the end of WWI?

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Exam 6: Sub-Saharan Africa

Of the following languages, which is the least used in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Which of the following is NOT a staple crop in most of Sub-Saharan Africa?

Which country is the unchallenged economic powerhouse in Sub-Saharan Africa?

What country was most impacted by the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak?

Which of the following countries did NOT receive African territory in the Berlin Conference?

Why is there concern about the tsetse fly in Sub-Saharan Africa?

In Sub-Saharan Africa, at about what age do most women marry?

In what category are indigenous African religions generally placed?

What are the primary biofuels in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The Congo River

Approximately what fraction of Nigerian citizens live in cities?

Soweto and Gugulethu in South Africa are examples of

Write an essay in which you discuss the ethnic tensions and some of the current hot spots of conflict in the region. Be certain to cite the major players in this conflict as well as the reason for these tensions.

Throughout the decade of the 2000s, China's trade with Sub-Saharan Africa grew on average ________% per year.

What is Sub-Saharan Africa's most troubling demographic indicator?

The Famine Early Warning Systems (FEWS)network uses all of the criteria below to monitor food insecurity EXCEPT

In what part of Sub-Saharan Africa are the highest rates of HIV/AIDS found?

Which of the following statements regarding decolonization in Sub-Saharan Africa is most accurate?

Discuss the colonization of Sub-Saharan Africa, especially the scramble for Africa. Include a brief discussion of decolonization and independence

Which European country had lost all of its African colonies by the end of WWI?

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