Question 1

All of the following is true about HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa,except:

Accepted Answer

A) kills more people than war and malaria 
B) more men than women have HIV/AIDS 
C) at least 15.7 million AIDS orphans 
D) cultural stigmas prevent care 
E) infection rates are falling 
A) kills more people than war and malaria 
B) more men than women have HIV/AIDS 
C) at least 15.7 million AIDS orphans 
D) cultural stigmas prevent care 
E) infection rates are falling

Question 2

What are two "hidden" contributions to economic development in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) female entrepreneurs,civil service 
B) remittances,street vendors 
C) telecommunications,urban agriculture 
D) remittances,telecommunications 
E) civil service,untaxed housekeepers 
A) female entrepreneurs,civil service 
B) remittances,street vendors 
C) telecommunications,urban agriculture 
D) remittances,telecommunications 
E) civil service,untaxed housekeepers

Question 3

What creates cool,dry conditions on the coast of Angola and intensifies desert conditions in the Kalahari?

Accepted Answer

A) Harmattan 
B) Intertropical Convergence Zone 
C) Subtropical High 
D) Benguela Current 
E) Sahel 
A) Harmattan 
B) Intertropical Convergence Zone 
C) Subtropical High 
D) Benguela Current 
E) Sahel

Question 4

By the 1950s,African geography reflected:

Accepted Answer

A) terms of trade 
B) export orientation 
C) communal land 
D) inter-regional infrastructure 
E) none of the above 
A) terms of trade 
B) export orientation 
C) communal land 
D) inter-regional infrastructure 
E) none of the above

Question 5

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

Question 6

Which colonial power's policy was based on authoritarian rule and armed control of land?

Accepted Answer

A) British 
B) French 
C) Portuguese 
D) Spain 
E) none of the above 
A) British 
B) French 
C) Portuguese 
D) Spain 
E) none of the above

Question 7

What was the purpose of the South African "Pass Law"?

Accepted Answer

A) register non-whites to vote in national elections 
B) eliminate further entry of South Asians into the country 
C) prevent interracial marriage 
D) control public movements of non-whites 
E) none of the above 
A) register non-whites to vote in national elections 
B) eliminate further entry of South Asians into the country 
C) prevent interracial marriage 
D) control public movements of non-whites 
E) none of the above

Question 8

What African nation has one of the world's most comprehensive bills of rights and anti-discrimination constitutions?

Accepted Answer

A) Namibia 
B) South Africa 
C) Ghana 
D) Ethiopia 
E) Botswana 
A) Namibia 
B) South Africa 
C) Ghana 
D) Ethiopia 
E) Botswana

Question 9

What is the strongest influence on fertility rates?

Accepted Answer

A) value of children in Africa 
B) urban bias 
C) GNI levels 
D) conditions for women 
E) HIV/AIDS 
A) value of children in Africa 
B) urban bias 
C) GNI levels 
D) conditions for women 
E) HIV/AIDS

Question 10

About ________ 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 11

Africa formed from ________ 200 million years ago,after breaking from the last super continent.

Accepted Answer

A) Rodinia 
B) Pangea 
C) Gondwanaland 
D) Eurasia 
E) none of the above 
A) Rodinia 
B) Pangea 
C) Gondwanaland 
D) Eurasia 
E) none of the above

Question 12

What is driving Chinese trade efforts in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) raw materials like wood and minerals 
B) access to oil reserves 
C) textile and clothing markets 
D) land 
E) all of the above 
A) raw materials like wood and minerals 
B) access to oil reserves 
C) textile and clothing markets 
D) land 
E) all of the above

Question 13

What region borders the Sahara Desert,has highly variable rainfall and a human population dependent on pastoralism?

Accepted Answer

A) West Africa 
B) East Africa 
C) Horn of Africa 
D) Central Africa 
E) Sahel 
A) West Africa 
B) East Africa 
C) Horn of Africa 
D) Central Africa 
E) Sahel

Question 14

Which of the following disease causes the most deaths in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Schistosomiasis 
B) Malaria 
C) River Blindness 
D) Ebola 
E) none of the above 
A) Schistosomiasis 
B) Malaria 
C) River Blindness 
D) Ebola 
E) none of the above

Question 15

All of the following are dominant indigenous languages in Africa,except:

Accepted Answer

A) Zulu 
B) Swahili 
C) Hausa 
D) Afrikaans 
E) Ibo 
A) Zulu 
B) Swahili 
C) Hausa 
D) Afrikaans 
E) Ibo

Question 16

The highest rates of AIDS infection are in:

Accepted Answer

A) Northern Africa 
B) Southern Africa 
C) Western Africa 
D) Eastern Africa 
E) none of the above 
A) Northern Africa 
B) Southern Africa 
C) Western Africa 
D) Eastern Africa 
E) none of the above

Question 17

What country in Africa is most vulnerable to climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) Nigeria 
B) Somalia 
C) Zambia 
D) Bostwana 
E) Kenya 
A) Nigeria 
B) Somalia 
C) Zambia 
D) Bostwana 
E) Kenya

Question 18

In what region of Africa is the Great Rift Valley located?

Accepted Answer

A) Central Africa 
B) Southern Africa 
C) Northern Africa 
D) Western Africa 
E) Eastern Africa 
A) Central Africa 
B) Southern Africa 
C) Northern Africa 
D) Western Africa 
E) Eastern Africa

Question 19

What African city was built as a colonial rail terminus and is home to the West African film industry?

Accepted Answer

A) Lagos 
B) Nairobi 
C) Johannesburg 
D) Kinhasa 
E) Soweto 
A) Lagos 
B) Nairobi 
C) Johannesburg 
D) Kinhasa 
E) Soweto

Question 20

What is the Green Belt Movement?

Accepted Answer

A) a tree planting movement in Nairobi 
B) a response to women's economic issues 
C) led by Wangari Maathai 
D) model for other sustainability movements 
E) all of the above 
A) a tree planting movement in Nairobi 
B) a response to women's economic issues 
C) led by Wangari Maathai 
D) model for other sustainability movements 
E) all of the above

All of the following is true about HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa,except:

What are two "hidden" contributions to economic development in Africa?

What creates cool,dry conditions on the coast of Angola and intensifies desert conditions in the Kalahari?

By the 1950s,African geography reflected:

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

Which colonial power's policy was based on authoritarian rule and armed control of land?

What was the purpose of the South African "Pass Law"?

What African nation has one of the world's most comprehensive bills of rights and anti-discrimination constitutions?

What is the strongest influence on fertility rates?

About ________ percent of Africa is still forested.

Africa formed from ________ 200 million years ago,after breaking from the last super continent.

What is driving Chinese trade efforts in Africa?

What region borders the Sahara Desert,has highly variable rainfall and a human population dependent on pastoralism?

Which of the following disease causes the most deaths in Africa?

All of the following are dominant indigenous languages in Africa,except:

The highest rates of AIDS infection are in:

What country in Africa is most vulnerable to climate change?

In what region of Africa is the Great Rift Valley located?

What African city was built as a colonial rail terminus and is home to the West African film industry?

What is the Green Belt Movement?

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Exam 5: Sub-Saharan Africa

All of the following is true about HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa,except:

What are two "hidden" contributions to economic development in Africa?

What creates cool,dry conditions on the coast of Angola and intensifies desert conditions in the Kalahari?

By the 1950s,African geography reflected:

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

Which colonial power's policy was based on authoritarian rule and armed control of land?

What was the purpose of the South African "Pass Law"?

What African nation has one of the world's most comprehensive bills of rights and anti-discrimination constitutions?

What is the strongest influence on fertility rates?

About ________ percent of Africa is still forested.

Africa formed from ________ 200 million years ago,after breaking from the last super continent.

What is driving Chinese trade efforts in Africa?

What region borders the Sahara Desert,has highly variable rainfall and a human population dependent on pastoralism?

Which of the following disease causes the most deaths in Africa?

All of the following are dominant indigenous languages in Africa,except:

The highest rates of AIDS infection are in:

What country in Africa is most vulnerable to climate change?

In what region of Africa is the Great Rift Valley located?

What African city was built as a colonial rail terminus and is home to the West African film industry?

What is the Green Belt Movement?

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

Oceania

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