Unit 6 Checkpoint review

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Why are the majority of Sub-Saharan African cities located along major rivers and the coast?

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they needed access to bodies of water for trade

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Which type of government consists of a single, self-appointed ruler who holds political control over an entire country? Options: Plutocracy, democracy, Autocracy

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Autocracy

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What world religion is MOST common in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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Christianity

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Drought in Sub-Saharan Africa is MAINLY caused by

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lack of rain

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Which source would MOST LIKELY include a personal account of how Apartheid affected black citizens of South Africa? Options: Notes from the South African legislature in 1950, A newspaper article from the 1950s, A letter by a civil rights leader

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A letter by a civil rights leader

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The factors of production are land, ___, capital, and entrepreneurship.

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Labor

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The country of Sudan is represented by which number?

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2

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Restraints upon power and authority of government. Citizens are given individual rights. Citizens can participate in government decisions. What type of government do these terms describe?

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Limited

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What major problem in Sub-Saharan Africa is being described?

• Inadequate access to job, physical assets, and rural development
• Inadequate access to markets for goods and services
• Low endowment of human capital
• Destruction of natural resource endowments

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Causes of Poverty

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Based on the map, the areas of Sub-Saharan Africa that are MOST vulnerable to desertification are: Close to the deserts, near the coast, along the Mediterranean Sea

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Close to the deserts