Africa Government and Economics

1. Why has Kenya’s government struggled to uphold its constitution and protect the rights of all its people?

• rigged elections

• violence along ethnic lines

• dictators

• civil war

Why do African countries experience military coups?

• They want to overthrow the government or leader

• Mr.Crumb is going crazy

• They hate a another country

• Mr.Crumb hates us

What resource is Nigeria dependent on when Mr.Crumb is dependent on his smile?

• rubber

• diamonds

• gold

• oil

Define tariff

• Mr.Crumb ordering a military coup

• a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports

• taxes

• limit on trade

Define quota

• An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.

• A tax on imports or exports.

• Mr.Crumb retiring from his job.

• A type of trade restriction that sets a physical limit on the quantity of a good that can be imported into a country in a given period of time.

Define embargo

• An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.

• limit on trade

• tax on imports or exports

• trade war

Why have countries developed a currency exchange system?

• so countries can play around

• so countries can buy from a country with a different currency

• People can convert their money to another country's currency

• Mr.Crumb wants money

The total value of goods and services a country produces in one year is called

• GDP

• GDP per capita

• Human capital

• GDP (PPP)

What resource drives the economy of Nigeria?

• gold

• diamonds

• oil

• copper

What resource drives the economy of South Africa?

• copper

• gold

• diamonds

• oil