Deck 8: Africa

Question 1

West African organized crime groups have specialized in the smuggling of ivory taken from illegally poached elephants.​

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Although Nigeria produces no precursor chemicals or drugs that have a significant impact on the United States,Nigeria is a major trafficking hub and the base for criminal organizations responsible for a significant amount of which drug used in the United States?​

A)​K2
B)​heroin
C)​methamphetamine
D)cocaine

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which criminal entrepreneurs are the most significant of African criminal groups and operate in more than 80 different countries throughout the world?​

A)​Algerian
B)​Angolan
C)​Nigerian
D)Namibian

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Criminal organizations in West Africa are partitioned into project-based cells that are organized by kinship ethnic or clan lines.​

Question 5

The techniques of West African criminal organizations are similar to those of the Sicilian Mafia that operates in the United States.​

Question 6

The structure of African criminal organizations is NOT similar to the Sicilian Mafia or the Japanese yakuza,but more similar to that of which organized crime group in the United States?​

A)​Albanian
B)​Irish
C)​Russian
D)Jamaican

Question 7

Which type of crime refers to the numerous elephants killed for their ivory that is sold or smuggled to Asia,usually by Chinese brokers?​

A)​biological
B)​environmental
C)​nature-based
D)wildlife

Question 8

In the eyes of many who reside in various West African nations,which crime is legitimate and necessary for survival?​

A)​rape
B)​robbery
C)​murder
D)smuggling

Question 9

West Africa is characterized by political instability where military and paramilitary groups often drift into organized crime.​

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the key items trafficked in West Africa?​

A)​narcotics
B)​ivory
C)​precious minerals
D)stolen military weapons

Question 11

Nigerian involvement in the drug trade is limited due to its geographic location being so secluded.​

Question 12

Which of the following describes the structure of African criminal organizations?​

A)​project-based cells organized by kinship along ethnic or clan lines
B)​disperse after the operation
C)​regroup at a later date for another operation
D)project-based cells organized by kinship that disperse after operation and regroup at a later date

Question 13

As a result of increased enforcement against drugs entering Europe through Spain and the Netherlands,which area has become even more attractive to drug smugglers?​

A)​West Africa
B)​Somalia
C)​Kenya
D)Jamaica

Question 14

African criminal enterprises have developed rapidly since the 1980s due to globalization of the world's economies and the great advances in which type of technology?​

A)​communication
B)​weapons
C)​transportation
D)military

Question 15

Which country is the second largest market for ivory,where the legal trade in old ivory is used to cover for poached ivory?

A)​United States
B)​Russia
C)​Jamaica
D)Spain

Question 16

Which reason is NOT given by the UNODC as a reason for volatility in West Africa?​

A)​poor scores in human development indexes
B)​income equality across population
C)​very low military budgets
D)political instability

Question 17

Which scam is the most notorious of the Nigerian operations,also referred to as the 419s after a section of the Nigerian Criminal Code-in which thousands of unsolicited letters,faxes,and emails based on fraudulent representations are sent to people worldwide with the promise of great profits for an upfront cash advance?​

A)​identity
B)​advance fee
C)​royalty
D)promise

Question 18

Which event caused the deaths of 800,000 Tutsis in 1994?​

A)​Second Congo War
B)​Nigerian genocide
C)​DRC War
D)Rwandan genocide

Question 19

In West Africa,drug traffickers are primarily of what descent?​

A)​Algerian
B)​Angolan
C)​Namibian
D)Nigerian

Question 20

There is a pronounced _____________ in West Africa: an "official" legal system,inherited from the former colonial masters and an "unofficial" system that operates beneath the surface.​

A)​communist state
B)​dualism
C)​democracy
D)aristocracy

Question 21

What variables make West Africa attractive for the development of organized crime?​

Question 22

The most sinister of the Nigerian frauds is referred to as the 911 royalty scam.

Question 23

_________________ still remains the most lucrative illegal activity of West African organized crime groups.​

Question 24

Describe the specific techniques used by West African criminal organizations to ensure their stake in the profit from illicit activities both home,and abroad.​

Question 25

Discuss the drug trafficking activities of the Nigerians.What is unique about Nigeria and drug trafficking?​

Question 26

The _____________ criminal entrepreneurs are the most significant of the African crime groups.​

Question 27

As a result of stepped-up enforcement against __________ entering Europe through Spain and the Netherlands,West Africa has become more attractive to smugglers.​

Question 28

About twice the size of California,____________ is Africa's most populous country: 100 million people divided into 250 ethnic groups with a labor force employed primarily in agriculture.​

Question 29

Nigerian cells target financial institutions through credit card fraud.​

Question 30

The most notorious of the Nigerian operations is the _____________ scam.​

Question 31

___________________ and clientelism are widespread in West Africa.Public offices are often entangled with private interests,including those that support illegal activities.​

Question 32

In recognition of the problem of Nigerian crime groups,the U.S.Department of Justice established a(n)____________ that coordinates the federal investigations of Nigerian criminal enterprises by using joint task forces in six major U.S.cities.​