Chapter 14 Final Exam

What type of resource is found in ABUNDANCE throughout sub-Saharan Africa? (392)

(abundance means more than enough - an oversupply)

• fish

• grains

• minerals

• trees

Who has benefited from oil wealth in Nigeria? (394-395)

(It is obvious with all the CORRUPTION)

• all the citizens of the country

• only the people who live in the delta

• mainly the people in power

• just the workers in oil refineries

Which term is used for a widespread shortage of food? (396)

• drought

• famine

• malnutrition

• poverty

Which of the following helps to stop the spread of malaria?

(choose TWO) (398)

• sleeping under nets

• draining or treating water where insects breed

• better sanitation and cleaner drinking water

• washing hands often

Why has Somalia had difficulty achieving unity? (401)

• conflict between Muslim north and

  Christian south

• conflict among five rival clans

• conflict between military forces and

  democratic rebels

• conflict among pirate groups

What was apartheid? (403)

• a Boer territory

• policies to redistribute land

• a protest group

• laws separating the races

What do people in the Niger River delta want the Nigerian government to do with oil profits? (395)

(It is the ONLY thing that the Nigerian people wanted)

• build schools

• clean up pollution

• construct roads

• expand irrigation canals

Why is the Central African Republic one of the poorest countries in the world? (393)

• a trade boycott by other countries

• political unrest, smuggling, and a lack of

  infrastructure

• population loss due to epidemics

• a lack of significant resources or adequate

  rainfall

What did the government of Botswana do to improve its people’s lives? (393)

• create many national parks to preserve

  natural scenery and wildlife

• build oil and natural gas wells in its

  southern region

• invest mining profits in education,

  infrastructure, and health care

• use tax money to build bigger hotels to

  attract tourists

Which statement best sums up the religious division in Nigeria? (394)

• Christians in the west tried to outlaw Islam,

  angering Nigerian Muslims.

• Muslims in the north adopted Islamic law,

  causing Christians to move south.

• People who practice traditional religions

  tried to convert Christians.

• Jewish immigrants claimed that Christians

  and Muslims discriminate against them.