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What is meant by the Green Line of desertification?
a) the point in a river at which water pollution begins
b) the line dividing rural and urban neighborhoods
c) the line between the desert and the cultivated areas
d) a barrier put up around factories

Why is farming so difficult in the African Sahel?
a) no rain falls in the Sahel at all
b) farm animals in the Sahel eat up all the crops
c) little rain falls in the region
d) thick grass makes farming difficult

What is causing the Sahel to expand in recent years?
a) several years of heavy rains and flooding
b) over-grazing and cutting down trees for fuel
c) damming rivers and preventing irrigation
d) government programs that moved too many people into the area

Which best describes the Sahara Desert?
a) perfectly flat and sandy
b) the largest desert in the world
c) impossible for people to go across
d) located only in the northwest corner of Africa

Which is the biggest threat to African rainforest today?
a) war and political unrest
b) pollution from nuclear power plants
c) extended periods of drought
d) overpopulation

Why is a system of currency exchange necessary for international trade?
a) People want to be paid in gold and silver.
b) Almost all world currencies are worthless.
c) Most goods must be paid for in U.S. dollars.
d) In order to pay for goods bought from other countries.

In a traditional economy, how are economic decisions made?
a) government planners
b) custom and habit
c) combination of consumers and government planners
d) consumers and the market

Which describes the rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Sub-Saharan Africa?
a) not a real threat
b) it is rapidly growing
c) among the highest in the world
d) information not available on infection rates

In which area has Nigeria worked to specialize?
a) oil production
b) grain production
c) gold and diamond mining
d) textile manufacturing

Which best describes a nomad?
a) plantation owner who lives along the coast
b) one who lives in a village on the edge of the desert
c) industrial worker who lives in an African city
d) one who wanders from place to place to find food and water

What religion did the Arabs bring with them to Africa?
a) Judaism
b) Islam
c) Animism
d) Christianity

What religion is most common among the Swahili today?
a) Islam
b) Hinduism
c) Buddhism
d) Christianity

Which best describes the religion of the Bantu people?
a) most are Christians
b) Most are Muslims
c) Most practice Animism
d) a wide diversity of religions

What are the main religions of the Ashanti today?
a) Judaism and Christianity
b) traditional Shanti religions and Christianity Islam
c) little to no religious practices
d) Traditional religions Hinduism

South Sudan became a separate country from Sudan in 2011 due to ...
a) civil war in Sudan
b) better highways in Southern Sudan
c) better schools in the south
d) economic difficulties near the Nile River

Which branch is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parliamentary system?
a) courts
b) president
c) monarch
d) legislature

Which branch of the government passes the laws in a presidential system of government?
a) the president
b) the courts
c) the legislature
d) the president and the legislature together

Why is the literacy rate for girls in Kenya, Sudan, and South Sudan lower than it is for boys?
a) Girls are not as smart as boys
b) most girls don't want an education
c) very few schools allow girls to attend
d) traditional views are that girls get married not educated

In what areas has South Africa invested heavily in capital goods?
a) agriculture
b) building new government buildings
c) mining and heavy industry
d) space technology

What is definition of human capital?
a) skills and knowledge workers have
b) taxes collected from the workers
c) money paid to workers for making the goods
d) amount of goods sold in foreign trade in a year

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