NA, MENA, sub saharan africa

Question 1

manufacturing:

Answer 1

the industrial production of things

Question 2

Direct subsidies:

Answer 2

amounts of money that are paid by the government to agricultural producers who produce a designated crop

Question 3

Indirect subsidies:

Answer 3

government is not giving cash directly to the agricultural producers

Question 4

Remittances:

Answer 4

Money being sent by agricultural workers that go to NA back to their families in their home country

Question 5

Military presence abroad, global connections:

Answer 5

• Tax revenue, through paying taxes we are paying for military presence abroad which forms a global connection linking us tax payers to military bases abroad
• Terrorism

Question 6

OPEC

Answer 6

an intergovernmental organization of the petroleum exporting countries, composed of 14 nations

Question 7

which country is no longer a member of OPEC?

Answer 7

Indonesia

Question 8

What is the largest organization of oil producing countries?

Answer 8

OPEC

Question 9

Exports by OPEC member countries represent ____ of oil traded in the world

Answer 9

60%

Question 10

Most oil in Canada is…

Answer 10

a very expensive, non-conventional oil, called bitumen. it is large in tarsins

Question 11

most countries rely on oil from…

Answer 11

MENA oil states

Question 12

Saudi Arabia wants to build…

Answer 12

NEOM, a city 30x the size of NYC

Question 13

What kind of economic diversification strategies is the MENA region adopting?

Answer 13

• tourism
• urban development
• education
• global travel hub

Question 14

Arab spring

Answer 14

series of anti-government protests

Question 15

when did the Syria civil war begin?

Answer 15

after the Arab spring

Question 16

IDP

Answer 16

internally displaced person, someone who has been displaced by conflict but remains within their country

Question 17

HIV

Answer 17

human immunodeficiency virus

Question 18

HIV is followed by…

Answer 18

AIDS

Question 19

how is HIV spread?

Answer 19

unprotected sex, blood transfusions, sharing of needles

Question 20

AIDS

Answer 20

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Question 21

ARV drugs

Answer 21

anti-retroviral

Question 22

ARV drugs

Answer 22

anti-retroviral

Question 23

what do ARV drugs do?

Answer 23

serves as a treatment that blocks the virus from reproducing, preventing major damage to immune system

Question 24

who is the largest supplier of ARV drugs?

Answer 24

India

Question 25

PEPFAR

Answer 25

presidents emergency plan for AIDS relief

Question 26

ebola

Answer 26

Virus that causes fever, and infections of extensive bleeding possibly leading to death - transmitted when in contact with infected persons bodily fluids

Question 27

is ebola highly contagious?

Answer 27

no, just highly infectious

Question 28

where was ebola first recognized?

Answer 28

in Sub Saharan Africa

Question 29

The African region is rich in...

Answer 29

mineral resources such as oil, natural gas, diamonds, gold and other minerals

Question 30

Sub Saharan Africa produces...

Answer 30

17% of worlds uranium

Question 31

African continent has ___ of worlds reserve of diamonds

Answer 31

88%

Question 32

M Pesa:

Answer 32

a method of payment and transfer of money originating in Sub Saharan Africa

Question 33

worlds largest river:

Answer 33

Nile

Question 34

who has the 10 largest lakes?

Answer 34

Sub Sahara

Question 35

privatization:

Answer 35

government transfers control over a public service/good to private sector

Question 36

who impulsed the privatization of water?

Answer 36

IMF, and world bank

Question 37

IMF

Answer 37

international monetary find

Question 38

why did world bank and IMF want to privatize water in Africa region?

Answer 38

to get them to pay back their debt

Question 39

Small number of MNCs that have almost complete control over the water that was created by privatization:

Answer 39

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