Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 1

Berlin Conference

Answer 1

A meeting to divide Africa among the European colonial powers

Question 2

Conflict Diamonds

Answer 2

Diamonds whose profits from selling lead to the purchase of weapons used in wars and local conflicts

Question 3

Desertification

Answer 3

Arid and semiarid lands become degraded and less productive and desertlike conditions result

Question 4

Failed State

Answer 4

A state where the government is too weak to control its territory, can’t provide public services, etc.

Question 5

Fair Trade

Answer 5

Ensuring that producers are paid a reasonable wage and that crops are produced sustainably

Question 6

Green Belt Movement

Answer 6

A social movement centered around planting and preserving trees

Question 7

Internally Displaced Person (IDP)

Answer 7

People who are uprooted but stay in their home country

Question 8

Land Grabs

Answer 8

Large scale land purchases

Question 9

Pastoralism

Answer 9

A way of life that depends on livestock

Question 10

Rift Valley

Answer 10

Large and long depression formed by steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earths surface between tectonic faults

Question 11

Savanna

Answer 11

Grasslands with extensive grazing areas, open stands of trees interspersed with shrubs and grasses

Question 12

Sahel

Answer 12

Southern border of the Savana Desert

Question 13

Why is Sub-Saharan Africa particularly vulnerable to Climate Change?

Answer 13

Poverty
Dependence on agriculture
Lack of safe water

Question 14

What impacts could climate change have on the region?

Answer 14

Less food and water

Larger range of insects and diseases

Question 15

What natural resources are important in sub-saharan Africa?

Answer 15

Africa’s rivers, deltas, inland wetlands, and mineral resources

Question 16

Explain the main causes of low agricultural production in Sub-
Saharan Africa and describe the methods used to adapt to these conditions.

Answer 16

Wildlife poaching, pests, disease, etc.
Solutions include...
efforts to eradicate and cure disease
Establishing parks and conservation programs
etc.

Question 17

How has human activity impacted the wildlife of sub-saharan Africa?

Answer 17

Population of wildlife has been decimated via hunting (pleasure, encroachment, etc.)

Question 18

What strategies have been used to protect wildlife?

Answer 18

Protected areas like animal parks

Question 19

What are the predominant religions of sub-saharan Africa?

Answer 19

Christianity and Islam

Question 20

What are the predominant languages of sub-saharan Africa?

Answer 20

Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Swahili, and Zulu

Question 21

How has the loss of forests in sub-saharan Africa disproportionately affected women?

Answer 21

Harder to get wood, water, and food

Question 22

What is the legacy of European colonialism in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Answer 22

Establishment of political boundaries that disregarded traditional boundaries, introduction of European languages, etc.

Question 23

Why has the World Bank identified Sub-Saharan Africa as “the most important development challenge of the 21st century?”

Answer 23

Because they are so dependent on foreign aid and have a very low GPI

Question 24

More than 3/4 of Africa’s population work ?

Answer 24

In the informal economy

Question 25

What were the Millennium Development Goals and how did they impact Sub-Saharan Africa?

Answer 25

Targets established by the United Nations that aim to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. None of these targets have been met although there have been improvements

Question 26

Describe the current political issues of Somalia, Nigeria, and South Sudan

Answer 26

Somalia is a failed state, they are in a constant state of civil war, and have pirates
Nigeria’s government has had issues with ethnic people protesting
South Sudan’s government has had issues with rebel groups over control of the country

Question 27

Describe the status/roles of women in sub-saharan africa

Answer 27

Women have a status under men, but play a crucial role in getting food, water, wood, etc.

Question 28

Describe the factors affecting population growth rates in Sub-Saharan Africa

Answer 28

Lack of contraception
Financial security children provide
Status of women

Question 29

What are the reasons for large number of refugees from/in sub-saharan africa?

Answer 29

Armed conflicts
Human rights violations
Drought

Question 30

What challenges are associated with sub-saharan african refugees?

Answer 30

Lack of food/water/housing

Disease

Question 31

Consider the location of the Congo Rainforest and the Kalahari Desert? What atmospheric circulation systems are associated with these regions?

Answer 31

Subtropical high

Question 32

What is the predominant land use of sub-Saharan Africa?

Answer 32

Agriculture

Question 33

Describe the distribution of gold resources in Sub-Saharan Africa

Answer 33

Mostly in Southern and West Africa

Question 34

How are the population characteristics of Southern African different from North Africa?

Answer 34

South Africa is more populous and diverse then North Africa

Question 35

How did the Europeans contribute to ethnic tensions that exist in Africa today?

Answer 35

They drew boundaries that put rival ethnic groups in the same country

Question 36

Approximately ? of the world’s refugees are African

Answer 36

1/3

Question 37

Into what body of water does the Congo River flow?

Answer 37

Atlantic Ocean

Question 38

Despite the continent’s mineral wealth, most Africans live in poverty. Why?

Answer 38

Most mining companies are foreign-owned and employ few Africans

Question 39

What physical feature, located in East Africa, is located along a divergent plate boundary?

Answer 39

Great Rift Valley

Question 40

Herders of Namibia, threatened by war and drought, now profit from ?

Answer 40

Ecotourism

Question 41

What is the leading cause of death in Africa? What can be done to control the disease?

Answer 41

AIDS

Education on AIDS and affordable treatment