Geography Exam 2

Sub-Saharan Africa can be described by all of the following, EXCEPT that

Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most densely populated regions on Earth

Ushahidi is

an open source software application for users to share information through the collection, management, and mapping of data

More than one-fourth of the African continent is covered by the

Sahara Desert

Which desert is NOT located in Africa

the Rub’al Khali

the current that flows northward along the west coast of Africa is the

Benguela

Sub-Saharan Africa is more vulnerable to climate change largely due to

widespread poverty

Select the answer that does NOT accurately describe the physical characteristics of Africa

Africa has several major mountain ranges

Which of the following characterizes the intertropical convergence zone and its effects on Africa’s climate

Warm southernly winds meet warm northerly winds, causing uplift and cooling of the air, which then releases moisture as rain

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the main cause of CO2 emissions is

deforestation

Which statement is NOT true of energy needs in sub-Saharan Africa

Approximately 40 percent of households do not have electrcity

Which of the following have foreign agricultural advisers NOT appreciated concerning traditional African agricultural practices

There are advantages of traditional agriculture in adapting to climate change

What occurred shortly after the Dutch gained control over the Cape of Good Hope in the 1650s in what is now the country of South Africa

Dutch farmers settled there, growing food to resupply trading ships

Select the answer that does NOT accurately describe the European slave trade

European slave trading was far less brutal than the African slave trade that proceeded it 

Under colonialism, Europeans created borders that

divided strong ethnic groups and lumped together rival groups to prevent cohesion

Select the answer that does NOT accurately describe the post-colonial political situation in sub-Saharan Africa

Political freedoms expanded quickly

What resulted from South Africa’s policy of apartheid

the assignment of all black people in the country to their so-called homelands

What statement does NOT reflect the lasting influence of the colonial period on African societies 

African governments effectively redistribute wealth to impoverish majority

IN Nigeria, the Hausa and Fulani dominate the ______, while the Yoruba and Igbo dominate the ______

north; south

Structural Adjustment Programs initiated in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1980s had all of the following effects, EXCEPT that they

reduced debt dramatically

European colonizers’ policies toward Africa can be summarized as

divide and rule

What is the MOST obvious European legacy at the root of many armed conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa

national borders

Most or all of the Chinese-financed infrastructure projects sponsored in Africa were built by

Chinese labor

Robert Mugabe’s land redistribution program in Zimbabwe resulted in all of the following, EXCEPT for

Mugabe’s overthrow by a Marxist rebel movement

There has NOT been a trend toward democracy in

Zimbabwe

Which statement is NOT true of women in politics in Sub-Saharan Africa

Compared to the United States, only a few African countries have a higher percentage of women in their national legislatures

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa

Urbanization in the region is happening in a carefully planned manner, with an ample infrastructure for burgeoning urban populations

The largest city in Sub-Saharan Africa is

Lagos, Nigeria

Women’s traditional and modern roles in sub-Saharan Africa do NOT include

preparing land for cultivation of cash crops

Which statement is NOT true of population patterns in sub-Saharan Africa

rural areas are almost always underpopulated

Which of the following does NOT explain why birth rates in sub-Saharan Africa remain high

Adequate vaccination for most diseases are now widely available

What circumstance tends to prevail in places in Africa where birth rates have declined

the circumstances of women improve as literacy rates increase

Which of the following has contributed to the spread of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

the dependence on sex work for economic survival

Which of the following is NOT true of the practice of female genital mutilation

FGM has the benefit of protecting women from HIV and other STDs

The primary religion of Sahel is

Islam

The cultural reason underlying female genital mutilation is MOST likely

to ensure that women are virgins in marriage and have interest in sex only for procreation

Which religion is NOT a main source of Africa’s religious traditions

Judaism

Evangelical versions of Christianity in Africa tend to attract

Urban migrants

What two languages do most Africans speak

their native language and a lingua franca

Which disease is NOT one that is waterborne and common in sub-Saharan Africa

HIV-AIDS

Which statement is TRUE of human well-being in sub-Saharan Africa

When a country’s HDI drops below its approximate position on the GNI scale, it indicates that there might be a poor distribution of wealth and social services in the country

Which human practice has contributed to the drying out the West African environment 

forest clearing for cultivation and fuelwood

In the subregion of West Africa, which north-south distinction does NOT apply

Christianity in the north, Islam in south

What cacao-producing country was pushing into civil war in 2002 by region inequality and instability in Liberia

Cote d’Ivoire

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Central Africa’s enormous resources are less accessible than those in other subregions

Socialist governments in the region have closed off their economies from foreign investment

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Central Africa

The subregions is marked by stable and growing economies, as well as democratic political structures

The first post-colonial leader of Congo, Patrice Lumbumba, was killed by

the United States and Belgian governments

In East Africa’s interior, most rural people make their living

farming for subsistence

Seychelles, Comoros, and Mauritius are all

East African islands

Causes of the growth piracy in Somalia include all the following, EXCEPT

the swashbuckling culture of region

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe wildlife parks in Kenya and Tanzania

The killing of elephants for their ivory has been eliminated through careful law enforcement

The highest population densities in Southern Africa are found in

Malawi, Lesotho, and Swaziland

At the center of Southern African subregion of sub-Saharan Africa is

the Kalahari Desert

Despite its overall more-developed status, Southern Africa was hit harder by __________ than anywhere else in the world

the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Which is NOT a reason why Malawi is persistently the most food insecure country in Southern Africa

fewer people employed in agriculture

The great majority of people in South Africa are of what decent

African