MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ASSIGNMENT 1
A high priority for African cities for the future will be____________________.
a. improved transport systems. Africa: Continuity and change page 27
b. maintenance of infrastructure.
c. productive agriculture and distribution networks to support food security.
d. all of the options provided.
e. none of the options provided.
Africa is a rural continent and unable to feed its population because of…
a. inefficiency in and outdated farming systems.
b. lack of better health facilities.
c. predominantly dry continent with deserts. Africa: Continuity and change page 1
d. all of the options provided.
True or False: Most of Africa’s population reside in urban areas.
a. false. Africa: Continuity and change page 27
b. true.
Africa's people page 46, 47
A large portion of Africa’s population resides in what might be termed________.
a. urban area. Urban Africa page 177
b. mansions.
c. rural area.
d. slum or squatter settlements.
While ________ has received significant publicity in recent years, some 800 000
African children under the age of five still die from the disease each year.
a. malaria.
b. polio. Health & development page 229
c. HIV/AIDS.
d. cholera.
In most African capital cities, the following service sectors are of particular importance:
a. administration, commerce and finance.
b. finance, trade and employment. African economies page 301
c. commerce, informal trading and housing.
d. construction, administration and finance.
A high priority for African cities for the future will be____________________.
a. improved transport systems. Africa: Continuity and change page 27
b. maintenance of infrastructure.
c. productive agriculture and distribution networks to support food security.
d. all of the options provided.
e. none of the options provided.
Africa is a rural continent and unable to feed its population because of…
a. inefficiency in and outdated farming systems.
b. lack of better health facilities.
c. predominantly dry continent with deserts. Africa: Continuity and change page 1
d. all of the options provided.
True or False: Most of Africa’s population reside in urban areas.
a. false. Africa: Continuity and change page 27
b. true.
Africa's people page 46, 47
A large portion of Africa’s population resides in what might be termed________.
a. urban area. Urban Africa page 177
b. mansions.
c. rural area.
d. slum or squatter settlements.
While ________ has received significant publicity in recent years, some 800 000
African children under the age of five still die from the disease each year.
a. malaria.
b. polio. Health & development page 229
c. HIV/AIDS.
d. cholera.
In most African capital cities, the following service sectors are of particular importance:
a. administration, commerce and finance.
b. finance, trade and employment. African economies page 301
c. commerce, informal trading and housing.
d. construction, administration and finance.
