Sub-Saharan Africa Physical and Cultural Geography

CHARACTERISTICS OF A DEVELOPED COUNTRY

High GDP

Long life expectancy (70+ years)

Low child mortality rate (< .5%)

High Literacy Rate (>95%)

Highly developed workforce

Complex economy (variety of exports)

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Multiple Choice

Low GDP is a characteristic of a __________ country

• developed

• under developed

Multiple Choice

High infant mortality rate is a characteristic of a __________ country

• developed

• under developed

Multiple Choice

High life expectacny is a characteristic of a __________ country

• developed

• under developed

Multiple Choice

What is the semi-arid grassland region just south of the Sahara known as?

• Sahel

• Congo Basin

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Great Rift Valley

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the area where human life is believed to have began?

• Sahel

• Congo Basin

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Great Rift Valley

Multiple Choice

What physical features prevented ships from traveling inland on rivers?

• Cataracts & rapids

• escarpments & plateaus

• deserts & grassland

• islands & peninsulas

Multiple Choice

The extraction of natural resources is in what level of the economy?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quatenary

Multiple Choice

Despite having an adundance of natural resources, why don't Sub-Saharan African countries have more wealth?

• The natural resources are exported after extraction

• The resources are rapidly depleting

• Sub-Saharan African countries are using renewable energy sources

• The resources have little value

Multiple Choice

What religion is most common across northern Africa?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Animism

Multiple Choice

Why did Europe colonize Africa?

• because nobody lived there

• to help develop their economies

• access to natural resources

• to build infrastructure for sub-Saharan countries

Multiple Choice

What term was used to describe how Europe colonized Africa?

• The African Gold Rush

• The Scramble for Africa

• The Quest for Africa

• Let's go to Africa

Multiple Choice

Apartheid was the name for the period of _________ in South Africa.

• segregation

• genocide

• war

• colonization