Sub Saharan Africa Review

Which of the following is causing poverty in Africa?

• poaching causing extinction

• people moving to overcrowded cities

• government paying for irrigation

• water in short supply

What main event helped end apartheid?

• housing and employment

• whites treated unfairly

• marching for civil rights

• all South African citizens being allowed to vote

Why would a country need to import food?

• small percentage of arable land

• high percentage of arable land

• having rich coastal plains

Desertification causes

• city workers moving to farms

• famine

• animals destroying villages

• housing for tribal groups

Habitat destruction and the fur trade has caused what?

• famine

• desertification

• endangered animals

• apartheid

What is the 'war on poaching?'

• Killing endangered animals

• the problem with blood diamonds

• to keep poachers from killing endangered animals

• lack of arable land

The Congo Basin, Serengeti, and Sahara Desert are all examples of what?

• fertile land

• oceans

• European landforms

• Africa landforms

the process that leads to the reduction of arable land is:

• desertification

• poaching

• famine

• endangered animals

What can prevent desertification?

• Killing more animals

• have more people live in the area

• clear trees and shrubs

• plant trees and irrigation

If a country's life expectancy is only 61, that could mean

• they don't have quality healthcare

• there are too many hospitals

• Medications are given too freely

• Babies are being born