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Which of the following is NOT a cause of famine in Africa?
a) Drought
b) War
c) Desertification
d) Stable governments

A person who takes a risk to create a new product or business is a(n).....
a) Prime minister
b) Ayatollah
c) Entrepreneur
d) President

What group has more access to education in Africa
a) Communists
b) Ashanti
c) Boys
d) Girls

Why do most countries use a mixed economy?
a) The are forced to by their neighboring countries
b) It allows a country to make money while still providing protection to the consumers/people
c) It gives the government complete control of the economy.
d) Most countries actually use a traditional economy, not mixed.

What is the main reason some countries have been more successful in treating AIDS/HIV?
a) Stable governments allow them to educate people and buy medicine
b) The United Nations has provided enough help to fix the problem
c) Desertification makes the environment too hot for AIDS
d) They put people with AIDS/HIV in a special prison hospital

What is the MAIN way wars affect famine and AIDS/HIV prevention?
a) They make it hard to distribute food and medicine
b) The governments spend money on military and not on food and medicine
c) The wars scare away the doctors and farmers
d) Wars actually help prevent famine and AIDS/HIV

What type of trade barrier raises the price on imported goods?
a) Quota
b) Embargo
c) Tariff
d) Currency

Why do boys have more opportunities for education in parts of Africa than girls do?
a) Girls don't want to go to school
b) Girls are expected to prepare to get married
c) Boys are smarter than girls
d) Girls are smarter than boys

Why is an exchange rate important?
a) It protects a country's economy by increasing prices on foreign goods
b) It allows trade between countries to happen
c) It improves the quality of a country's workers
d) It increases GDP

What is the difference between how a President and a Prime Minister get elected?
a) People directly vote for the President, while the legislature usually chooses the Prime Minister
b) The people directly vote for the Prime Minister, while a President is appointed
c) A President is elected, but a Prime Minister is not
d) A Prime Minister is elected, but a President is not

This country has the strongest/largest economy in Africa.
a) Nigeria
b) South Africa
c) Kenya
d) Sudan

What is one way that wars/conflicts lead to famine?
a) The war polutes the water for the crops
b) Governments take over the farms
c) The war disrupts farming
d) All of the farmers die in a war

If you invest in the training, education, and healthcare of the workers, you are investing in what?
a) Capital goods
b) Human capital
c) Exchange rate
d) Suffrage

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