Africa Test: Tensions and Conflicts

(COLTEC) Analyze these maps: Available at: < http://afrianiadades.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/quenia.jpg > Accessed on: Jan 23, 2009. Based on the information contained in these maps, as well as other knowledge about cartography and the conflict that currently plagues Kenya, it is CORRECT to state that:

• The ethnic divisions shown on the maps are a major factor in the ongoing conflict in Kenya.

• Kenya's conflict is primarily due to its geographical location near the equator.

• The maps indicate that Kenya's economy is based mainly on oil production.

• The maps show that Kenya is a landlocked country.

This conflict is located exclusively in the Rift Valley Province and is characterized by pressures and disputes over fertile soil areas.

• True

• False

The Kenyan territory, highlighted in Map I, is represented at a larger scale than the representation of the African Continent shown in Map II.

• True

• False

Kenya, located in the western portion of Africa, has as border areas the Indian Ocean, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Sudan.

• True

• False

This conflict implies a polarization between the coast, where diamond deposits are located, and the interior, where there are oil reserves.

• True

• False

(Encceja) On the African continent, there have been a series of wars and revolutions caused by various reasons (religious, ethnic, political, and socioeconomic, among others). The table shows the number of deaths in armed conflicts as well as the number of refugees (i.e., people who managed to migrate from their country of origin to another due to these conflicts) in some African countries, at a certain period in history. Among the countries with more than 400,000 refugees, which one has the lowest number of deaths, according to the data presented?

• Sudan

• Somalia

• Angola

• Burundi

Based on the table below, which country had the highest number of deaths?

• Sudão.

• Moçambique.

• Serra Leoa.

• Ruanda.

(UENP) Analyze the statements regarding the African continent: I. O Sahel é a região da África, situada entre o deserto do Saara e as terras mais férteis ao sul, que forma um corredor quase ininterrupto do Atlântico ao Mar Vermelho, numa largura que oscila entre 500 e 700 km. Sua vegetação típica é a estepe. II. A República Malgaxe situa-se na ilha de Madagascar e separa-se do continente africano pelo Canal de Moçambique. III. Os principais lagos africanos são: Niassa, Tanganica, Turkana e Vitória. No lago Vitória, situado entre o Sudão e o Chade, nasce o rio Nilo. IV. A maior cidade africana é Lagos (Nigéria) e está situada às margens do Mar Mediterrâneo, assim como Cairo, Trípoli, Túnis e Argel. Estão corretas:

• todas as assertivas

• apenas II e IV

• apenas I e II

• apenas III e IV

• apenas I e III

Consiste em uma faixa de terra semiárida e árida que contorna a borda sul do Deserto do Saara e percorre a extensão da África no sentido leste-oeste. Atua como um cinturão que divide o continente africano em dois, a África...

• Sahel

• Kalahari

• Magreb

• Serengeti

The text describes characteristics of the region denominated as:

• Chifre da África

• África Setentrional.

• Sahel.

• Rift Valley.

• África Meridional.