Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Figure 36-1
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According to Figure 36-1, which country had the greatest population in
1995? a. | Ethiopia | c. | Sudan | b. | Kenya | d. | Zambia | | | | |
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According to Figure 36-1, approximately what was Kenya’s population in
2000? a. | 25
million | c. | 34
million | b. | 50 million | d. | 100 million | | | | |
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According to Figure 36-1, approximately what was Ethiopia’s population in
1990? a. | 53
million | c. | 49
million | b. | 8 million | d. | 100 million | | | | |
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According to Figure 36-1, which country will have the smallest increase in population
between the years 1990 and 2015? a. | Ethiopia | c. | Sudan | b. | Kenya | d. | Zambia | | | | |
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After
WWII, Eritrea became part of what country? a. | Ethiopia | c. | Zaire | b. | Ghana | d. | South
Africa | | | | |
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What
type of government does Eitrea technically have? a. | Monarchy | b. | democracy | c. | communist | d. | military
dictatorship | | |
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Afwerki originally led the revolt against which country for
independence? a. | USA | c. | Somalia | b. | Ethiopia | d. | Sudan | | | | |
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The
last year of high school for Eritrean students includes what? a. | A national camp
that lasts most of the year | b. | Training in agriculture | c. | Required
military training | d. | credit for college if the students are successful at
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Zimbabwe achieved majority rule a. | through elections. | c. | after a guerrilla war. | b. | by using
nonviolent resistance. | | | | |
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The
entire African union supports _______against Eritrea, even though Eritrea is a
member? a. | removal of
Afwerki | c. | sanctions | b. | an international vote | d. | UN interference | | | | |
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Which
of the following statements is true regarding African nations in the United Nations? a. | African nations
are not allowed full membership. | b. | African nations are a dividing force. | c. | African nations
are an important voice for developing countries. | | |
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Eritrea’s largest export is_______? a. | computers | c. | cement | b. | salt | d. | firearms | | | | |
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Which
is the best reasoon why Chad is a failed state? a. | Humanitarian crisis | b. | Its great
national resources | c. | Economic sanctions which have been imposed on it by European
nations | d. | Because the Soviet Union has always sabotaged its
elections | | |
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Why
were the cash economies introduced by the Europeans unsuitable for African
countries? a. | African
countries did not favor international trade. | b. | Most people were
subsistence farmers. | c. | Africans were not comfortable with
interdependency. | d. | Africans had no paper money. | | |
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What
language do people in Chad speak? a. | Bantu and French | c. | Arabic and French | b. | English and
French | d. | Arabic and
English | | | | |
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Which
best characterizes the government created by Chad’s constitution? a. | A peaceful
equality of power exists between the executive branch and the legislative branch, with neither having
a clear advantage... | c. | It is a
democracy which effectively limits the president | b. | The new
democratic constitution has taken power from the presidency and given more to the people through the
legislature.. | d. | It has a strong
executive branch headed by a president who dominates the political system | | | | |
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What
percent of boys in Chad attend primary schools? a. | 20% | b. | 68% | c. | 95% | d. | only the top 15% of boys are invited into the state
schools | | |
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What
religion predominates in Chad? a. | People in Chad are largely
agnostic | c. | Islam | b. | Native tribal religion | d. | Christianity | | | | |
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Haiti
was discovered by a. | Columbus | c. | Napolean | b. | Pizarro | d. | DeSoto | | | | |
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What
is the major export of Haiti? a. | manufactured clothing | b. | automobiles | c. | corn, beans, and tobacco | d. | tungsten | | |
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What
is the unemployment rate of Haiti?
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What
is the minimum wage of Haiti? a. | $3.87/hour | b. | $75/month | c. | $1.70/hour | d. | $.50/day | | |
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What
is the best response below to this statement: “Afghanistan is a test case for Somalia. If what
the US is doing in Afghanistan works, it will likely also work in Somalia because of their
similarities.” a. | Matt. suggested this relationship in his part of the Somalia
presentation. | b. | The statement is false because of the huge differences of
Afghanistan and Somalia | c. | The statement is true, but if we fail in Afghanistan, there is
still a strong possibility we would be successful in Somalia using the same
strategy. | d. | the statement cannot be accurately evaluated because it is
untested theory | | |
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What
is the approximate population of Somalia? a. | 800,000 | b. | 400
million | c. | 2 million | d. | 10
million | | |
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What
is the fertility rate for women in Somalia (births per woman)?
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What
is the life expectancy for Somalia? a. | no data is available the country is so
failed... | b. | 34 | c. | 50 | d. | 70 | | |
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What
is the disease with the highest infection rate in the Central African Republic? a. | Influenza | b. | Cholera | c. | HIV | d. | Malaria | | |
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What
is the life expectancy in the Central African Republic? a. | no data is
available the country is so failed... | b. | 34 | c. | 47 | d. | 70 | | |
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What
is the worst region of the CAR? a. | the capital city where drugs, gangs, and poverty are
rampant | b. | Obo | c. | The country is uniformly depressed; no region is much worse or
better off than another. | d. | the dry south which has experienced famines the last three
decades... | | |
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Who
is the President of the CAR? a. | Clownie Bozo | b. | Robert
Mugabe | c. | Francais Bozizze | d. | Nelson
Mandella | | |
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Where
is Zimbabwe? a. | In northern
Africa near the Mediterranean | b. | In East Africa near Uganda | c. | In the southern
part of Africa, north of South Africa | d. | In western Africa, near Nigeria | | |
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Why
is Zimbabwe a failed state? a. | AIDS, Cholera, and hunger | b. | A massive
recession coupled with hyperinflation | c. | Mugabwe is a bad dictator | d. | all of
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Short Answer
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33.
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List
five obstacles that hinder economic development in Africa.
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34.
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According to this excerpt, who should have the right to vote in South
Africa?
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35.
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Based
on this document, how were the lives of black South Africans affected by conditions in South
Africa?
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36.
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List
three demands in this document that were designed to improve the economic status of black South
Africans.
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Essay
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FAILED STATES.
1. Name 4
elements that failed states have in common.
2. Then list for
each one of those 4 elements how severe a problem it is, and what are the realistic chances of making
headway against that element.
3. Use one of the world paradigms to explain the place
of failed states in our world.
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