Question 1

In what category are indigenous African religions generally placed?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa

-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 38 (thirty-eight?

Accepted Answer

A)   Madagascar
B)   Malawi
C)   Mozambique
D)   Zambia
E)   Zimbabwe C

Question 3

Sub-Saharan Africa

Accepted Answer

A)   contains more than a billion people.
B)   has a young population in comparison with western countries.
C)   has a relatively high GNI per capita.
D)   has seen declining population numbers in recent years due to AIDS.
E)   is a region of middle-income countries. B

Question 4

What is the world's largest desert?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Gobi
B)   the Arabian desert
C)   the Kalahari
D)   the Sahara
E)   the Namib Desert

Question 5

What is Sub-Saharan Africa's largest lake?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lake Chad
B)   Lake Nyasa
C)   Lake Victoria
D)   Lake Tanganyika
E)   Lake Nile

Question 6

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa

-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 6 (six)?

Accepted Answer

A)   Eritrea
B)   Ethiopia
C)   Kenya
D)   Somalia
E)   Sudan

Question 7

What African leader envisioned the political unity of Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nelson Mandela of South Africa
B)   Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya
C)   Felix Houphuet-Boigney of Ivory Coast
D)   Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana
E)   Marcus Garvey

Question 8

Why was the Berlin conference both an important event and an important symbol of European colonialism in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Indigenous African religions are generally classified as Animist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is Sub-Saharan Africa's main trading partner?

Accepted Answer

A)   the European Union
B)   the United States
C)   Asia
D)   North Africa
E)   Russia

Question 11

What factors explain the large family size of Sub-Saharan Africa? What conditions would be necessary to encourage parents to have smaller families?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-The Boers were Dutch settlers in South Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Before Europeans arrived, Sub-Saharan Africa had many established kingdoms, states, and tribal societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-A person who has fled from a conflict, but who still resides in his or her country of origin is known as a dissident.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is a kleptocracy?

Accepted Answer

A)   an African democracy that is led by representatives from all its native tribes
B)   a state where corruption is so institutionalized that large percentages of the country's wealth is siphoned off by politicians and government bureaucrats
C)   an African nation that has recently achieved independence from its colonial masters
D)   an African nation that is communist ruled
E)   a state that allies itself with OPEC

Question 16

Write an essay discussing wildlife conservation efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa. Where has the decline of wildlife in this region been especially problematic? What are some of the initiatives that have been undertaken to conserve this resource?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa

-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 14 (fourteen)?

Accepted Answer

A)   Burkina Faso
B)   Cote d'Ivoire
C)   Guinea
D)   Niger
E)   Togo

Question 18

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa

-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 2 (two)?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chad
B)   Mali
C)   Mauritania
D)   Niger
E)   Senegal

Question 19

Of the following countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, which one saw the least political strife in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)   Kenya
B)   Rwanda
C)   Zaire/Democratic Republic of Congo
D)   Liberia
E)   Sudan

Question 20

In Sub-Saharan Africa, one out of every five children does this before the age of 5.

Accepted Answer

A)   enrolls in kindergarten
B)   dies
C)   contracts the HIV/AIDS virus
D)   goes to work
E)   learns to read

Exam 6: Sub-Saharan Africa

In what category are indigenous African religions generally placed?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 38 (thirty-eight?

Sub-Saharan Africa

What is the world's largest desert?

What is Sub-Saharan Africa's largest lake?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 6 (six) ?

What African leader envisioned the political unity of Africa?

Why was the Berlin conference both an important event and an important symbol of European colonialism in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Indigenous African religions are generally classified as Animist.

What is Sub-Saharan Africa's main trading partner?

What factors explain the large family size of Sub-Saharan Africa? What conditions would be necessary to encourage parents to have smaller families?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Boers were Dutch settlers in South Africa.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Before Europeans arrived, Sub-Saharan Africa had many established kingdoms, states, and tribal societies.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -A person who has fled from a conflict, but who still resides in his or her country of origin is known as a dissident.

What is a kleptocracy?

Write an essay discussing wildlife conservation efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa. Where has the decline of wildlife in this region been especially problematic? What are some of the initiatives that have been undertaken to conserve this resource?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 14 (fourteen) ?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 2 (two) ?

Of the following countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, which one saw the least political strife in the 1990s?

In Sub-Saharan Africa, one out of every five children does this before the age of 5.