exam 2

Question 1

is africa a country or continent?

Answer 1

continent

Question 2

who is poorer and younger than north america, latin america, and the caribbean

Answer 2

sub-saharan africa

Question 3

who is the fastest growing region in the world demographically

Answer 3

sub-saharan africa

Question 4

daily income for sub-saharan africa

Answer 4

1.25

Question 5

life expectancy for women (sub saharan africa)

Answer 5

65

Question 6

life expectancy for men (sub saharan africa)

Answer 6

61

Question 7

where is the highest elevation found in sub saharan africa

Answer 7

eastern edge

Question 8

the great escarpment runs from __ to __

Answer 8

sw angola to ne south africa

Question 9

what kind of latitude in sub saharan africa

Answer 9

tropical

Question 10

average temperatures for sub saharan africa

Answer 10

70-80 F

Question 11

3 main biomes for sub saharan africa

Answer 11

tropical forests, savannas, deserts

Question 12

who is very vulnerable to environmental changes

Answer 12

sub saharan africa

Question 13

desertification

Answer 13

expansion of desert like conditions due to human induced degradation

Question 14

why does savanna deforestation cause problems for rural areas

Answer 14

there is lack of fuel for cooking

Question 15

who has chronic energy shortages despite development of oil and gas by foreign investors

Answer 15

sub saharan africa

Question 16

sub saharan africa is home to the most diverse and abundant wildlife in the world but _____

Answer 16

poaching is an ongoing issue

Question 17

sub saharan africa is at risk of vector borne diseases from what ?

Answer 17

high temperatures

Question 18

what is the population growth rate of sub saharan africa

Answer 18

3x

Question 19

sub sarahan africa has high maternal and __ mortality rates

Answer 19

child

Question 20

tfr for sub saharan africa

Answer 20

4.6

Question 21

child labor is still a source of labor in the rural areas of ____?

Answer 21

sub sahran africa

Question 22

what diseases is spread from animals and humans

Answer 22

zoonotic diseases

Question 23

when did the malaria vaccine become of the african vaccine program

Answer 23

2024

Question 24

where did hiv/aids originate from

Answer 24

the forests of the congo in the 50s

Question 25

how many out of the 20 countries with the highest rates of cervical cancer are in sub saharan africa

Answer 25

19/20

Question 26

where did ebola first get identified at

Answer 26

1976, banks of ebola river

Question 27

urban cities of sub sahran africal look alot like the urban cities of.....

Answer 27

latin america

Question 28

difficulties in financial and building homes have let to ___ in ____

Answer 28

housing shortages in sub saharan africa

Question 29

one or many languages spoken in the sub saharan region

Answer 29

many

Question 30

when was christianity brought to the sub saharan region

Answer 30

1600

Question 31

how many years ago was islam introduced to the sub saharan region

Answer 31

1000

Question 32

who took longer to gain effective control of sub saharan africa. europe or america

Answer 32

europe

Question 33

who were the colonies that established cities for free black people in the 1800s

Answer 33

Liberia and Sierra Leone

Question 34

european colonization quickly accelerated in the 1800s due to what?

Answer 34

machine guns ans anti-malarials

Question 35

when was the berlin conference held

Answer 35

1884`

Question 36

what was the Berlin conference

Answer 36

divided africa up into pieces of a game like monopoly

Question 37

who was prime instigator in the Berlin conference but lost all of its colonies after ww1

Answer 37

Germany

Question 38

who split up germanys Berlin conference colonies

Answer 38

Britain and France

Question 39

when did south africa gain independence from europe

Answer 39

1910

Question 40

when did the sub saharan african continent gain independence

Answer 40

1960s

Question 41

big issues in sub saharan africa after getting independence and the ways ___ had drawn up the boarders

Answer 41

europeans

Question 42

refugees

Answer 42

people who flee their home states due to a well founded fear of exectution

Question 43

internally displaced persons

Answer 43

people who have fled from conflict but are still with in their country of origin

Question 44

poverty level of sub saharan africa

Answer 44

high

Question 45

economic development factors (sub saharan africa)

Answer 45

corruption, physical environment, tropical diseases, and limited public health resources

Question 46

colonization factors of sub saharan africa

Answer 46

Colonizers built transport and communication mainly to govern and extract resources, with little focus on helping locals through better infrastructure, education, or health.

Question 47

standards of living in sub saharan africa are ___

Answer 47

rising

Question 48

how can we now pay for internet access in sub saharan africa

Answer 48

over the phone

Question 49

southwest asia and north africa have recurring issues with ____

Answer 49

sectarian violence: violence between different sects of a particular ideology or religion

Question 50

south west asia and north african region is a culture hearth

Answer 50

its a source area for a particular culture from which innovations and ideas spread.

Question 51

north africa magreb region includes?

Answer 51

mediterranean costal areas of morocco, algeria, tunisia, libya, and egypt

Question 52

types of terrain in the interior of north africa

Answer 52

rockey plateaus and extensive desert lowlands

Question 53

north east africa- what countries does the nile river flow through

Answer 53

sudan and egypt

Question 54

south west asia Levant -

Answer 54

countries bordering the eastern mediterranean: mountains are very close to the sea

Question 55

large portions of south west asia and north africa are __

Answer 55

arid and deserty

Question 56

deforestation in south west asia and north africa

Answer 56

mostly too dry for trees but humid elevated areas along the mediterranean previously had heavy forest cover

Question 57

south west asia and north africa have major ___ problems

Answer 57

erosion due to human activity

Question 58

salinization

Answer 58

buildup of toxic salts in soil

Question 59

climate change is expected to ___ in south west asia and north africa

Answer 59

aggravate existing environmental issues

Question 60

(south west asia and north africa) higher evaporation rates + lower soil moisture =

Answer 60

stress crops, grasslands, and other vegetation

Question 61

what will cause reduced water and hydroelectric power for increasingly urbanized populations (sw asia & n africa)

Answer 61

warmer temps will reduce runoff into rivers

Question 62

less snow in the atlas mountains will stress farmers because

Answer 62

they depend on meltwater for irrigation

Question 63

the nile delta is especially vulnerable to sea-level rise ->

Answer 63

significant loss of farmland, displacement of people, and devastated tourism industry

Question 64

the fertile crescent

Answer 64

stretches from the levant island through syria and iraq

Question 65

where is believed to be the original location of sedentary agriculture and domestication

Answer 65

sw asia and n africa

Question 66

dryer areas of sw asia and n africa still feature nomadic pastoralism:

Answer 66

camels, sheep, and goats are moved seasonally to take advantage of suitable conditions

Question 67

Oases support tree and cereal crops and drier areas rely on _____

Answer 67

seasonal precipitation

Question 68

where is home to some of the worlds oldest urban places -> political, religious, and trade functions

Answer 68

sw asia and n africa

Question 69

when did urbanization in mesopotamia occur

Answer 69

3500 bce

Question 70

what is the name of the core of traditional islamic cities

Answer 70

medina

Question 71

traditional medinas are usually associated with ___ social classes

Answer 71

lower