Africa Government and Economics Final Review

In Country X, one dictator rules with unlimited power and citizens cannot vote. What form of government does Country X have?

• Autocracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Command Economy

Which African country specializes in gold and diamonds?

• South Africa

• Kenya

• Nigeria

Which two countries in Africa have presidential democracies? (select two)

• Kenya

• Nigeria

• South Africa

How is the head of government (president) chosen in South Africa?

• They are elected by the legislative branch called the national assembly

• They are elected by the citizens

• They assume control in a military take over

• They are put in place by the British colonial government

Which choice is a true fact about autocrats?

• They are voted in by the people

• They stay in power for a few years and then must be re-elected

• They alone have full control and power over the government

• They ultimately have less power than the citizens

Nigeria has a literacy rate of 59.6%.

South Africa has a literacy rate of 94.3%.

Based off of the information above, which statement is most likely true?

• South Africa has higher human capital than Nigeria

• South Africa has more capital goods than Nigeria.

• Nigeria has a higher GDP per capita than South Africa.

• Nigeria has more entrepreneurs than South Africa.

Why are exchange rates so important?

• Without them, countries would have very high human capital

• Without them, countries with different currencies could not buy or sell items to each other

• Without them, countries would not be able to allow people to have any freedom

• Without them, countries would be forced to have command economies

Which trade barrier is a limit on the quantity of items that can be imported into a country?

• Embargo

• Tariff

• Sanction

• Quota

South Africa has been implementing Apartheid laws that discriminate against Black Africans. Great Britain does not agree with this and wants South Africa to stop. What can they do economically to put pressure on them?

• They can impose economic sanctions on them like an embargo

• They can change their government from a democracy to an autocracy

• They can increase their GDP per capita

• They can invest money into capital goods

What is something that the economies of South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria have in common?

• They are all mixed economies between government control and citizen control

• They are all pure market economies where citizens make all economic choices

• They are all pure market economies where the government makes all economic choices

• They are all mixed democracies that are led by autocrats