Africa Question Bank

Which statement accurately describes the rate of HIV/Aids infection in Sub-Sahara Africa?

• It is the highest in the World.

• Infection is rapidly increasing.

• It is not a real concern.

• There is no information available on infection rates

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

• Very few schools have been opened for girls in either country.

• Girls have shown they cannot do schoolwork as easily as boys.

• Traditional cultures teach that females should marry rather than seek an education.

• Most girls in these countries do not want to go to school.

Why has education reform been slow to take place in Sudan?

• The Quran forbids formal education among its followers.

• Sudan has been involved in civil war for many years.

• It has been difficult to find any teachers to teach in Sudan.

• Most people are trained to work in the oil fields and do not need to go to school.

Which statement is true about Nelson Mandela?

• First Black president of South Africa

• Jailed for 27 years for protesting the Apartheid laws

• Worked to end hatred and unite all South Africans after apartheid

• All are true of Nelson Mandela.

South Africa specializes in ____.

• Oil
• Diamonds
• Uranim
• Technology

Nigeria specializes in _____.

• Oil
• Diamonds
• Gold
• Technology

A person who comes up with a product or service, and finds the money and time to produce this new product.

• Entrepreneur
• Incentive
• Specialization
• Barter

Capital goods are 

• all the training workers undergo to be better at their jobs
• all of the factories, machines, technologies, buildings, and property needed by businesses to operate
• all the items that are grown and developed by nature
• people who invest money to start a business. 

How do countries benefit from having natural resources? 

• Countries that have a lot of natural resources are able to use them to produce goods & services at a lower price than those who do not
• Countries that have a lot of natural resources are not capable of selling these items to other countries.
• Countries that have a lot of natural resources are generally poor and do not do well economically. 
• Countries get rid of all of their natural resources to create arable land.

Most countries in Africa practice what type of economy?

• traditional
• market
• mixed
• command