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Test Description: Africa Review
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1) All of the following are causes of a developing country in Africa except
A
Micro-loans
B
Disease
C
Civil War
D
Drought
2) The best method of helping those in poverty is…
A
provide training to learn how to grow and sell food
B
give handouts
C
hand out mosquito nets
D
advise Africans to continue their current trend
3) Which of the following is not a benefit provided by women who start small businesses in Africa?
A
They create new jobs.
B
They raise the price of food.
C
They send their children to school.
D
They build new homes for their families.
4) Which of these is the most common problem faced by poor women in developing countries who want to start businesses?
A
finding time to start a new business
B
finding workspace for a new business
C
finding money to start a new business
D
finding customers for a new business
5) Which of these conclusions about men and women in Africa is best supported by the statements below?
A
Women and men are fairly equal in education and income.
B
More women graduate from high school than men.
C
Men are better educated and earn more money than women.
D
Most men have shorter life expectancies than women.
6) Which term best describes African women who set up street-side restaurants in caravans?
A
micro-entrepreneurs
B
indigenous peoples
C
migrant workers
D
pastoral nomads
7) In traditional societies with gender-based division of labor, the kind of work a person does depends mainly on that person's
A
income.
B
gender.
C
religion.
D
age.
8) All of the following have contributed to widespread poverty in Africa except
A
war.
B
desertification.
C
reforestation.
D
disease.
9) What is the best definition of a micro-enterprise?
A
a new business started with a small loan
B
a small business with few or no employees
C
a successful business run by a woman
D
a large business with lots of employees
10) Which of the following are most threatened by desertification?
A
wilderness areas
B
marginal lands
C
forested areas
D
croplands
11) All of the following are major causes of desertification except
A
deforestation.
B
shifting agriculture.
C
overgrazing.
D
long-term drought.
12) What is the main reason pastoral nomads move from place to place?
A
to care for their date palms
B
to clear new land for their crops
C
to sell their trade goods
D
to find fresh pasture for their herds
13) What is true about oases?
A
Oases are created only by humans.
B
Oases are not found in deserts.
C
Oases are created in many ways.
D
Oases are not fed by natural springs.
14) What do ergs, regs, and hammadas have in common?
A
They are all desert fauna.
B
They are all desert ecosystems.
C
They are all desert landforms.
D
They are all desert flora.
15) Marginal land is best described as land that is
A
watered by an oasis.
B
not well suited for farming.
C
best used for raising cash crops.
D
on the edge of a town.
16) Which of these is a major difference between the Sahara and the Sahel?
A
The Sahara has more cropland.
B
The Sahel records higher temperatures.
C
The Sahara has larger forests.
D
The Sahel receives more rainfall.
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