WorksheetsAfrica Summative #2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
Some common problems for healthcare in Africa include:
lack of funding
lack of trained medical personal
lack of equipment/medicine
war
all choices are correct
What is caused by a blood parasite and spread by mosquitoes?
measles
malaria
mumps
flu
90% of malaria cases are found in Sub-Saharan Africa & it kills 1 African child every 30 seconds.
True
False
Malaria cases are down worldwide due to what factors?
education
treated mosquito nets
contributions from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
all choices are correct
What is considered the greatest killer worldwide, second only to HIV/AIDS ?
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Measles
Mumps
The Tuberculosis death rate dropped 45% between 1990 and 2012.
True
False
About 1 million African people die each year from what?
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Measles
AIDS
How has HIV/AIDS epidemic effected the people of Africa?
longer life
caused a surplus of jobs
colleges are full
slowed the economic growth & social development
Why is AIDS such a huge problem in some part of Africa?
Bad Farming
People don't wear face masks
Denial, lack of medicine & education teaching prevention
Water Pollution
The tsetse flies transmit what disease?
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Sleeping Sickness
HIV/AIDS
Some common prevention techniques for sleeping sickness include what?
Wear long-sleeved shirts and pants
Wear neutral colors that blend with the environment
Avoid bushes
Use insect repellent
all choices are correct
South Africa's history includes lots of examples of what?
foreign countries taking over & mining
volcano eruptions
monsoon storms
movie production
White minority rule & laws discriminating against black people in South Africa was called what?
Race Riots
Watergate
Obamacare
Apartheid
Who were two of the main leaders that helped end Apartheid?
Barack Obama & George Bush
Nelson Mandela & FW De Klerk
Martin Luther King & Rosa Parks
Who became the first democratically elected president of South Africa in 1994?
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rockefeller
Barack Obama
Martin Luther King
Some common problems that Africa still struggles with today include what?
surplus farming, bad fishing, forest overgrowth
surplus of jobs, lack of entertainment, too much rice production
lack of healthcare, poverty, diseases & corruption
What is an example of a small, low interest loan in developing countries?
Microcredit
Macrocredit
Gold Bond
What are some benefits of microcredits?
gets people out of jail & off probation
reduces poverty & improves standard of living
better internet speed & wifi connection
An example of how people can help others with small loans (microcredits) in developing countries is what?
Money laundry
Money Pits
Kiva
Mini Cooper
A Kiva loan is guaranteed to be repaid in full by the borrow.
True
False
___________ are small, low interest loans common in developing countries.
credit cards
credit score
microcredits
small credits
Challenges in South Africa today include all of the following except _________?
natural disasters
unemployment
poverty
corruption
Who was the first black person to be elected president in South Africa?
Barack Obama
F.W. de Klerk
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nelson Mandela
What was the official South African government policy of keeping white and black South Africans apart?
apartheid
malaria
tuberculosis
typhoid fever
All of the following are problems/obstacles with healthcare in Africa except ________.
lack of equipment/medicine
lack of trained medical personnel
distance to and cost of healthcare
war
literacy rates
