Government
Which two countries have a government that is most similar?
Kenya and Nigeria
What do the economic systems of South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya all have in common?
Mixed
What has led to the development and spread of most health issues for Africa
Poverty
Two main religious groups in Africa:
Muslim and Christian
Why did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent?
Europeans first became interested in the African continent because they were involved in the trading of goods as well as the slave trade.
Kenya and Nigeria are presidential democracies, in which citizens are responsible for electing the:
president and members of the legislature
Why does international trade require a system for exchanging currencies?
Not all currencies are worth the same amount; countries have different currencies
Today, 34 million people worldwide are living with this, and two-thirds of those people are in sub-Saharan Africa. What disease is this?
HIV/AIDS
Based on what you know about Africa’s population distribution around geographic features, where do you think most of Egypt’s people live?
Most people live in the Nile River Valley.
What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
The purpose of the Berlin Conference was to partition African territory among European nations.
Citizens can participate in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa government at what age?
18
How are Africa’s abundant natural resources distributed throughout the continent?
Unevenly
What makes a population of a country go hungry due to famine?
Instability in the government
In which area of Africa would you be LEAST likely to find a major city?
You would be least likely to find a city near a desert
Why did European nations set up colonies in Africa?
Europeans wanted to gain wealth from trade and natural resources.
In Kenya, the President is both the chief executive and the head of state. What type of democracy is this?
Presidential Democracy
Nigeria has focused its investments on which industry? How has this affected Nigeria’s economy?
Oil; 70% of population lives in extreme poverty
Give one reason why there is a lack of food in Africa.
Many African countries face drought because of climate changes.
Repeated drought has plagued Africa since the 1970s.
Soil barrenness and erosion have decreased the amount of crops grown.
AIDS has reduced the workforce available to farm the land
What is ‘desertification’?
Desertification is the process of dry land becoming desert.
What was the result of the “Scramble for Africa”?
African tribes became entangled in cultural conflicts with one another; unhappy Africans rebelled against European colonial governments; and European nations took control of almost all African territory.
What country is being described?
South Africa
In Kenya’s cities, the literacy rate is roughly 90%. In rural Kenya, the literacy rate drops to under 50%. What does this say about the standard of living in Kenya’s rural areas?
the standard of living is much lower in rural Kenya than in the urban areas
Give 3 reasons why Africa faces poverty, disease and famine.
Civil wars interrupt daily life for most people, including farmers, which causes food shortages.
Some governments have built armies instead of investing in food for their people.
Other governments have used food as a weapon by denying food shipments to political enemies
What agricultural condition threatens the rainforests in west and central Africa?
Deforestation threatens the rainforests in west and central Africa.
What is the Pan-African Movement?