Deck 9: Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 1

Inspite of having 920 million people, much of the African region is sparsely populated. ​

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Famine is relatively common in Africa due to a lack of farmers. ​

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The African slave trade began when European governments needed workers for their colonies. ​

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Because of its location at the equator, most of Africa has a tropical climate. ​

Question 5

Despite recent economic growth, almost half of the people in Sub-Saharan Africa subsiston less than $1.25 per day. ​

Question 6

Linguistically, Africa is fairly simple, with only 5-10 major languages spoken across the continent. ​

Question 7

North Africa is ethnically diverse, while Sub-Saharan Africa is predominantly Arabs and Berbers.

Question 8

As a region, Africa has the fastest growing population and the largest youth bulge in the world. ​

Question 9

The tsetse fly is referred to as "Africa's greatest conservationist" because it keeps humans and cattle out of wilderness areas. ​

Question 10

People living in the northern parts of Sub-Saharan Africa are most likely to speak a language from the Afro-asiatic family. ​

Question 11

Africa's burgeoning middle class consumes many of the products theircountries would otherwise export. ​

Question 12

Slavery no longer exists in Africa. ​

Question 13

Export processing zones impose tariffs and other taxes that make it difficult for international companies to invest in African business. ​

Question 14

Sub-Saharan Africa was the original home of humankind and where cattle were first domesticated.

Question 15

Despite a fast growing population, urban growth has remained slow as few Africans choose to leave the rural areas. ​

Question 16

Donor democracy has been responsible for many improvements in African human rights reform. ​

Question 17

Africa's most productive lands are in Mediterranean climates, tropical rainforests, and savannas.

Question 18

Despite the global economic downturn, Sub-Saharan Africa's economic growth of 5 percent annually in the past two decades was twice its pace in the previous two decades, placing it among the world's fastest growing regions. ​

Question 19

The most persistent problem in Africa's political geography is the low literacy levels across the continent. ​

Question 20

African subsistence farmers are benefitting from the food and money provided by introduction of cash crops. ​

Question 21

The phrase "tyranny of distance" refers to the abysmal human rights records of small, remote countries with dictatorial governments. ​

Question 22

What is the dominant religion of Sub-Saharan Africa?

A)Islam
B)Christianity
C)Voodoo ​
D)Animism
E)Hinduism

Question 23

Nigeria has Africa's largest economy and is the only country with fewer than half of its citizens living in poverty. ​

Question 24

What are the two most populous countries in Africa, whose combined populations account for over 25% of Africa's population?  ​

A)Nigeria and Ethiopia
B)Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo
C)Kenya and Ethiopia
D)Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo
E)South Africa and Ethiopia

Question 25

What was the initial motivation for European involvement in commerce with Africa?  ​

A)African cotton
B)large number of African purchasers for European products
C)slavery
D)abundant African mineral resources
E)access to African timber

Question 26

Since the end of apartheid, South Africa has prospered, achieving equity between black and white wealth, lowering unemployment across all races, and reducing crime. ​

Question 27

What is a species that affects many other organisms in an ecosystem called? ​

A)critical species
B)impactful species
C)keystone species
D)top tier species
E)domino species ​

Question 28

The majority of spoken African languages descend from which language family? ​

A)European
B)Nilo-Saharan
C)Niger-Congo
D)Afro-Asiatic
E)Austronesian

Question 29

Transportation problems have plagued the African region. Transportation is such a problem that it is often cheaper to ship food across the globe from the United States to Africa than to truck it across one African country. ​

Question 30

In terms of area, what are the two largest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa?

A)South Africa and Ethiopia
B)the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa
C)Nigeria and Ethiopia
D)the Democratic Republic of Congo and Chad
E)Nigeria and Chad

Question 31

Chinese aid to Africa is targeted toward health and social welfare, while the U.S. is concerned more with infrastructure. ​

Question 32

Which disease transmitted by the tsetse fly affects cattle?

A)malaria
B)nagana
C)HIV
D)AIDS
E)tuberculosis

Question 33

The tropical Sahel region is particularly vulnerable to drought, but its ecosystems have mechanisms to cope and recover from this stress.What terms describes the ability of Sahel regions to cope through drought cycles?

A)tropical swing shifts
B)de-persistence
C)retoleration
D)desertification
E)resilience

Question 34

The Horn of Africa is the region consisting of Ethiopia, Somali, and a few other countriesthat borders the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean. ​

Question 35

How do most Africans make a living? ​

A)subsistence farming and pastoralism
B)diamond mining
C)working in the tourism industry
D)working for the government
E)information technology

Question 36

What was the first colonial powerto build an African empire?

A)the United States
B)Great Britain ​
C)France
D)Spain
E)Portugal

Question 37

In fewer than 2,000 years, people have removed 90% of Madagascar's forest and caused the extinction of roughly half the island's species. ​

Question 38

Hutu and Tutsi people are distinguished by their different languages and cultures.

Question 39

Bantustans were established on economically and environmentally marginal areas that rural tribes were forced to move to under apartheid.

Question 40

Rastafarians believe the late emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, was the earthly incarnation of God. ​

Question 41

Which term means "the specific creativity born from African difficulty" and suggests that the best solutions are local? ​

A)sufism
B)crowdsourcing
C)kanju
D)animism
E)confrere

Question 42

Rwanda and Burundi have had tragic disputes between the majority __________ population and the wealthier ruling class, minority __________ population. ​

Question 43

A "paradox of plenty" or __________ __________,occurs when a countrywith an abundance of natural and valuable resources often experiences lower economic growth than a country without these resources. ​

Question 44

A series of laws, known collectively as __________, forced blacks and other South African minorities to relocate and imposed other discriminatory practices.

Question 45

Which country was formerly named Zaire? ​

A)Burundi
B)Mail
C)Malawi
D)Democratic Republic of Congo
E)Zimbabwe

Question 46

The unnatural and human-induced change that destroys the resilience and biological potential of an arid and semi-arid ecosystem, and that has been quite common in the Sahel region for the last several decades, is called __________. ​

Question 47

Which organization was created to promote democracy, good governance, human rights, gender equity, and development across the African region? ​

A)Pan-African Parliament
B)Pan-African Alliance
C)African Union
D)Union of Concerned African States
E)African Political Action Committee

Question 48

In which country did a civil war lead to the genocide of Tutsi and "moderate" Hutus?

A)Ethiopia
B)Nigeria
C)Cameroon
D)Chad
E)Rwanda

Question 49

Which African nation does the United States consider an economic powerhouse and critical to the stability of the continent?

A)Botswana
B)Lesotho
C)Swaziland
D)South Africa
E)Congo

Question 50

A(n)__________ __________ is used by rebel movements or their allies to finance conflict aimed at undermining legitimate governments.

Question 51

Sometimes the political situation in a country does not meet the requirements for various types of foreign aid, so the country institutes just enough changes to meet the requirements, without producing real reform for human rights or democracy. What is this phenomenon is called? ​

A)cultural conditioning
B)conditional lending
C)money grabbing
D)donor democracy
E)extortion lending

Question 52

Which sector of the African economy has attracted the most investment money than any other sector? ​

A)government
B)Mining
C)agricultural
D)financial
E)manufacturing

Question 53

The terrorist group __________ __________ are SalafistIslamic group,who want to establish sharia law in Nigeria. ​

Question 54

A UN-backed certification plan, called the __________ __________, designed to ensure that only legally mined rough diamonds reach the market, was endorsed by 45 countries in 2002. ​

Question 55

The __________ region of Africa is a broad belt of tropical steppe and savanna south of the Sahara. ​

Question 56

Which country is Africa's leading trade partner? ​

A)the United States
B)Russia
C)India
D)China
E)Germany

Question 57

Although the majority of South Africa was black, whites had exclusive control of the politicaland economic systems for a long time.Who was the first black South African president? ​

A)Haile Selassie
B)Nelson Mandela
C)Joseph Kabila
D)Frederik de Klerk
E)Mobutu Sese Seko

Question 58

In the pursuit of farmland and mineral wealth, the British claimed land and warred with Dutch settlers known as __________, and animosity between the two groups lingers today. ​

Question 59

A war instigated or carried out by major powers that do not participate themselves is called a __________ war. ​

Question 60

Which terrorist group headquartered in Somalia aims to create a global Islamic caliphate? ​

A)Salafisi
B)Maghreb
C)al-Shabaab
D)al-Qa'ida
E)Boko Haram

Question 61

Explain how the recruitment of mine workers impacts public health. ​

Question 62

Terrorism is a darkness overshadowing many parts of the "bright continent" of Africa.What geographic and socioeconomic conditions have led to the presence of terrorist groups in Africa?

Question 64

Most urbanization corresponds with industrialization and growth in agricultural productivity, although neither of those factors is causing the unprecedented high rate of urbanization in Africa.What three factors make the growth of cities in Africa different from urbanization in the rest of the world

Question 67

Colonization of Africa brought benefits in addition to long-lasting disadvantages.List three disadvantagesand three advantages of colonization. ​

Question 68

Investors have considered Africa an unfriendly business environment due to poverty, corruption, and low quality of life.Recently, this attitude has changed, with Africa becoming more attractive to investors.What factors have contributed to the turnabout in African business opportunities?

Question 69

In 2006, China began to dramatically increase its involvement with Africa, much to the chagrin of the western world and some Africans.Why is China interested in Africa, and what complaints do Africans have about China's advance? ​

Question 70

What are three reasons Africans generally tend to have large families with many children? ​

Question 72

Explain the roles of Europe, the Americas, and West Africa in the triangular trade. ​

Question 74

What was the "mistake of 1914," and how has it impacted modern-day Nigeria? ​

Question 75

Many countries in Africa suffer from a resource curse, or the paradox of plenty, where despite the abundance of valuable natural resources, the countries experience lower economic growth than countries without resources. What are the economic and political reasons a resource curse might develop? ​