Deck 11: Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 1

What is the name of the weather pattern that dominates the countries which are close to the equator?

A) Mesoscale Convection System
B) Intertropical Convergence Zone
C) International Standard Atmosphere
D) Level of Free Convection

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In this region there are many environmental challenges such as poor soils, desertification, soil erosion, deforestation, loss of ecosystems and

A) water shortages
B) earthquakes
C) typhoons
D) tornadoes

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Climate change can have devastating impacts on this region given the fragile environmental conditions. What is the potential loss of GDP associated with the flooding, changing rain patterns, and extreme heat that will affect the vulnerable populations in this region?

A) 50%
B) 36%
C) 10%
D) 5%

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Prior to colonization the African continent was home to empires and kingdoms, except

A) The Inca Empire
B) The Zulu Empire
C) The Aksum Empire
D) The Kingdom of Ghana

Question 5

Seven European colonial powers laid claim to Africa by 1914. Which country resisted European rule the longest?

A) Lesotho
B) Mauritius
C) Ethiopia
D) Djibouti

Question 6

Which is not considered a major challenge to the future development of countries in this region?

A) System of indirect rule causing tribalism
B) Exploitation and export of raw materials
C) State boundaries created by colonial power negotiations
D) The empowerment of women

Question 7

The resource curse is a way to describe

A) Not enough resources
B) Unable to compete with resources that are plentiful everywhere
C) Heavy emphasis on primary resource production
D) Too many secondary products

Question 8

Countries in Africa have long struggled to diversify their economies because

A) Colonial legacies of government
B) Lack of infrastructure to support business and trade
C) Climate change
D) Little intercontinental investment in markets

Question 9

There has been some promising economic development trends in Africa which include

A) Manufacturing
B) Tourism
C) Large scale farming
D) All of the above

Question 10

Rwanda is a country whose population is expected to ______ in the next 30 years.

A) triple
B) decrease by half
C) level out
D) double

Question 11

Developing the dairy industry in Rwanda has been a relatively successful economic growth strategy. Several of the challenges getting this small industry going in this landlocked country have been

A) lack of irrigation
B) effective milk collection from many individual farmers
C) demand for products in China cannot be met
D) non-governmental organizations unable to establish programs

Question 12

In Rwanda, a strategy to increase milk consumption and to create greater market demand was opening up outlets to refill milk, called

A) 7-11
B) Kigali
C) Blessed Dairies
D) MilkZone

Question 13

In almost all the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa birth rates remain high. Which country below has the highest birth rate?

A) Nigeria
B) Gambia
C) Mali
D) Burundi

Question 14

What disease has been consistently the most devastating to countries on this continent?

A) HIV/AIDS
B) Ebola
C) Measles
D) Alzheimer's

Question 15

In the typology of African countries, the category that describes one which has between one third and one half of their people living in cities is called

A) Diversifiers
B) Late urbanizers
C) Agrarians
D) Early urbanizers

Question 16

What is the correct combination of city and country

A) Lusaka-Nigeria
B) Luanda-Angola
C) Dakar-Ivory Coast
D) All of the above

Question 17

Rapid urban growth has promoted informal urbanism in sub-Saharan Africa which means that many people live in

A) low-income housing
B) gated communities
C) slums
D) homeless shelters

Question 18

Many cities in this region are challenged by

A) a lack of jobs
B) segregation
C) poor public transportation
D) all of the above

Question 19

What was the decade that most African countries achieved independence from colonial powers?

A) 1980's
B) 1960's
C) 1950's
D) 1970's

Question 20

Since becoming independent several nation-states have experienced great conflicts such as the Biafra-Nigerian war, and the more recent Kenyan crisis. What underlies the nature of these conflicts as a legacy of the colonial boundaries?

A) Democracy adoption
B) Tribal differences and rivalries
C) Treatment of women
D) Oil resources

Question 21

Sub-Saharan Africa and Northern Africa have a transition zone where the religious differences transition from Muslim to Christianity and Animism. What are some countries that are located in this line of 10-degree North?

A) Chad, Guinea, Somalia
B) Central African Republic & Zambia
C) Malawi, Angola, Tanzania
D) All of the above