In a federal system of government, who holds most of the power?

power is shared among different levels of government

Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?

The people play a role in deciding who rules.

Kings are always cruel leaders.

All of the power stays in the hands of the local governments

Voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders

How is the president of South Africa chosen?

He is elected by the National Assembyl

He is chosen by the country's religious leader

He is identified by the people in a national election

Who makes the most important government decisions in the Republic of Sudan?

president and National Congress Party

major issues decided in national voting

How do the literacy rate for boys and girls compare in both Kenya and Sudan?

Literacy rates for boys are higher

Literacy rates for girls are higher

There is no difference in literacy rates

Literacy rates are not reported by gender

Why are literacy rates for girls lower than those for boys in both Kenya and Sudan?

Traditional views say that girls should be married rather than educated

Very few schools have been opened for girls in either country

Girls have shown they cannot do schoolwork as easily as boys

Most girls in these countries have no interest in going to school

What is one factor that has caused the Republic of Sudan to pay less attention to education?

education system needs improvement

no education beyond elementary school

Which statement below accurately describes the rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Sub-Saharan Africa?

It is among the highest in the world

Infection is rapidly increasing

It is not a real concern for most people

Information is not available on infection rates

In a traditional economy, how are economic decisions made?

combinations of consumers and producers

Which would be a problem for a community with a traditional economy?

People in the country begin to want and need products that cannot be made or traded locally.

People in the village find ways to make their products more efficiently.

The price of advanced electronics, like computers, begins to rise rapidly.

Older villagers take on younger workers to learn to make products they have been producing.

In a command economy, how are economic decisions made?

combination of consumers and planners

In a market economy, how are economic decisions made?

individual starting new businesses

What are capital goods?

the factories and machines used to make goods

the workers who make the goods and services

money spent to train workers to use new technology

money available for scholarships to graduate

Why do most economies in the world today operate somewhere in between a market economy and a command economy?

Government control of some aspects of the economy has never been successful in the modern world.

Government control always makes a market economy profitable.

Most consumers prefer government control to a free market system.

Most economies have found they need a mix of free market and some government control to be successful and protect consumers.

Which country has the largest per capita GDP?

GDP information is not available

The GDP's are almost all the same

Why was Nigeria formerly under a command economic system?

The country was under military rule.

Most people idd not know how to produce anything on their own.

The goverment wanted to control the gold and diamond exports.

They were forced by the United Nations to use a command system.

Why is specialization so valuable in international trade today?

Specialization allows people to do more efficient job at what they make best and trade for the things they want.

Most countries can only make one product very well.

Specialization limits the amount of agriculture a country allows.

Specialization always keeps the prices low on goods that are imported into a country.

How has Nigeria's concentration on oil hurt that country's overall economy?

Agriculture has suffered greatly and now Nigeria must import food.

No one in Nigeria uses oil for fuel.

The price of oil on the world market has dropped and cut Nigeria's profits.

The country has not been able to get the oil into tankers for shipment to other countries.

a halt to trade with a particular country for economic or political reasons

a tax placed on goods coming into the country from overseas

a limit on the amount of certain goods allowed into the country

a tax paid by the producer before he can sell his goods in another country

Why is a system of currency exchange necessary for international trade?

There must be a way to pay for goods purchased from countries with different types of currencies

Nearly all world currencies are worthless on the world market

Those buying goods on the world market want to be paid in gold and silver.

Most goods bought on the international market must be paid for in US dollars.

Which is a part of country's human capital?

skills and knowledge workers have

taxes collected from a country's workers

money paid to workers for producing goods

the amount of goods sold in foreign trade in a year

If a country does not invest in its human capital, how can it affect the country's gross domestic product (GDP)?

GDP may go down because poorly trained workers will not be able to do their jobs as well

Investment in human capital has little effect on a country's GDP.

GDP is only affected if workers pay for the investment out of their own pockets.

Most workers want to keep their jobs just as they are and do not care about GDP

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Nigeria specializes in _____.

Oil

Diamonds

Gold

Technology

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is a type of government in which a group of individual states are united under a strong, central government where power is somewhat evenly distributed.

Federation(Federal)

Confederation

Autocratic

Parliamentary Democracy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What often happens to the children of those infected with HIV/AIDS?

They are also infected

Many of these children become orphans

AIDS never infects the children of adult victims

All these children are taken care of by the state government

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why don't more Africans infected with HIV/AIDS take the antiretroviral drugs that can slow down the progress of the disease?

The drugs are too expensive for most Africans

These drugs are not for sale anywhere in Africa

These drugs do not seem to work well on African patients

Western drug companies will not accept African currency

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do political conflicts sometimes lead to famine?

Crops never seem to grow well in times of war.

Conflicts disrupt farming and little food is produced.

Political leaders order farmers to stop work in times of conflict.

Political conflicts rarely have any significant effects on food supply

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do millions of people in southern Sudan get food today?

They have begun successful farming again.

The Sudanese government takes care of them.

Food is provided through international organizations.

They are able ot buy enough food from those living in the cities.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a unitary government system who holds most of the power?

the individual voters

the local governments

the central government

both the central and local governments

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African Government and Economy

Nigeria specializes in _____.

This is a type of government in which a group of individual states are united under a strong, central government where power is somewhat evenly distributed.

What often happens to the children of those infected with HIV/AIDS?

Why don't more Africans infected with HIV/AIDS take the antiretroviral drugs that can slow down the progress of the disease?

How do political conflicts sometimes lead to famine?

How do millions of people in southern Sudan get food today?

In a unitary government system who holds most of the power?

In a confederation government system who holds most of the power?

In a federal system of government, who holds most of the power?

In an autocracy, who makes most of the important governmental decisions?

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