American Military University GEOG 100 QUIZ 4 Week 4

Quiz # 4 Week 4 Subsaharan Africa 96.0/ 100.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Some of Africa's challenges are the result of colonial borders having been drawn with no respect for existing __________ boundaries. • A. ethnic • B. physiographic • C. hydrographic • D. climatic Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which county in Southern Africa also has the largest economy in all ofSubsaharan Africa? • A. South Africa • B. Zambia • C. Malawi • D. Zimbabwe Question 3 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following statements best describes post-colonial land reforms in Zimbabwe? • A. They resulted in efficient farms run by knowledge farmers. • B. They had no effect on Zimbabwe's agriculture. • C. They were done in a proper legal fashion. • D. They caused a crash in Zimbabwe's agricultural economy. Question 4 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What country once had a thriving tourism industry but now struggles to keep it viable? • A.Liberia • B.Kenya • C.Uganda • D. Burkina Faso Question 5 of 25 0.0/ 4.0 Points A large education campaign made Uganda a leader in the fight against ___________. • A. religious extremism • B. corruption • C. foreign intervention • D. HIV/AIDS Question 6 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Africa shares which one of the following physical traits with North America? • A. A long mountainous backbone • B. Extensive coastal plains • C. Extensive plateau areas • D. A cluster of Great Lakes Question 7 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Most countries in the African Transition Zone have a _____ population in the north and a _____ population in the south. • A. non-Muslim/Muslim • B. Muslim/Christian-animist • C. relatively large/sparse • D. African/Saharan Question 8 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is true of Rwanda and Burundi? • A. They have both driven out their Hutu populations. • B. They were former British colonies. • C. They are Africa's most densely populated countries. . D. They both border Lake Victoria Question 9 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following countries borders Lake Victoria? • A. Sudan • B. Uganda • C. Malawi • D. Democratic Republic of Congo Question 10 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points After independence, _________ became embroiled in a Cold War based civil war. • A. Malawi • B. Nigeria • C. Angola • D. South Africa Question 11 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Madagascar owes its unique flora and fauna to its __________. • A. strong environmental regulations • B. long-term isolation • C. lack of human influence until the 1500s • D. dry, savanna like climate Question 12 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is an element of the informal sector of the economy? • A. mass-produced industrial goods B. government workers • C.unlicensed sellers of homemade goods • D. the commercial agricultural sector Question 13 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following statements best describes Equatorial Africa? • A. It is among the realm's most stable regions. • B. It spans the waist of Africa along the equator from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. • C. It is comprised exclusively of highlands. • D. It is dominated by warm, moist lowlands. Question 14 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The European slave trade reoriented African political and economic power structures by _________. • A. strengthening coastal states at the expense of interior states. • B. empowering Madagascar to become a regional leader. • C. propelling East Africa to prominence. • D. weakening states in North Africa. Question 15 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The Sahel, or southern margin of the Sahara desert, is prone to what environmental hazard? • A. Desertification. • B. Flooding. • C. Earthquakes. • D. Volcanism. Question 16 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The early state of __________ gave rise to the modern state of Ethiopia. • A. Nubia • B. Axum • C. Kush • D. Buganda Question 17 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The main economic legacy of colonialism in Subsaharan Africa is ____. • A. a robust but aging industrial sector. • B. modernized export oriented farming systems. • C. poor transportation connections between African nations. • D. English as the only lingua franca. Question 18 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The majority of people in Subaharan Africa depend on _______ for their livelihood. • A. farming • B. manufacturing • C. public sector jobs • D. service sector jobs Question 19 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is a unique aspect of Madagascar? • A.The dominant population is of Malay origin. • B. It was controlled by a South African apartheid system until 2003. • C. It produces exceptional quantities of salt. • D. The Great Rift Valley predominates in the central part of the country. Question 20 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Most countries in Subsaharan gained their independence by ______. • A. 1958 • B. 1994 • C. 1970 • D. 1950 Question 21 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What West African country built a Roman Catholic basilica in Yamoussoukro to rival St. Peter’s in Rome? • A.Ivory Coast • B. Chad • C. Guinea • D. Niger Question 22 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following dominates the natural environment of Botswana? • A.coastal swamps and deltas • B. mountains associated with the Great Escarpment C.the Kalahari Desert • D. tropical rainforest Question 23 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following countries was not a British colony prior to its independence? • A.Ethiopia • B. Kenya • C.Zimbabawe • D. Zambia Question 24 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Recent economic growth in Nigeria has been offset by ______. • A. widespread Ebola outbreaks • B. expensive environmental regulations • C. rapid population growth • D. increased international conflicts Question 25 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What percentage of the world's HIV positive people were living in Subsaharan Africa in 2012? • A. 27% • B. 69% • C. 79% • D. 42%