WorksheetsSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
The only area in the world where
poverty has increased over the last 25
years is Sub-Saharan Africa.
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80 percent of people living in Sub-
Saharan Africa are malnourished.
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Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest
population growth rate in the world.
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F
It is estimated that by the end of this
century 50 percent of the world’s
population will live in Sub-Saharan
Africa.
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F
Most countries in this area of the world
are very politically stable but suffer from
a lack of natural resources and
professional people.
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Which of the following could be another
title for this passage?
Sub-Saharan Africa and Potential
The Future of Sub-Saharan Africa
Life Expectancy and Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa Breakdown
Poverty, Population and Politics in Sub-
Saharan Africa
The meaning of the word “
absolute” in this passage is ----.
partial
total
certain
controlling
rough
The word “disputes” is
closest in meaning to ----.
disagreements
arguments
fights
wars
violence
What does the pronoun “it” in
this passage refers to?
54 years
malnutrition
the average
health
average life expectancy
This paragraph is mostly about ----.
regional differences in Africa and
population growth forecasts
the causes of instability in
Sub-Saharan Africa and the steps
being taken to resolve social and
political issues
the population growth, persistent poverty,
and political instability that are occurring
in Sub- Saharan Africa
poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa and
the situation and events that caused
poverty ensure that it continues
changes towards increasingly positive
and stable democratic forms of
government in Sub-Saharan Africa
The passage mentions each of the
following EXCEPT ----.
in every single country in Sub-Saharan Africa
there have been free and fair elections
since the 1990’s Sub-Saharan Africa has
changed quite dramatically in terms of the
political landscape
currently, there are many groups trying to
achieve cooperation across borders in the
hope of achieving more shared values
in most countries in the region there have
been elections with multiple candidates
running for office
joint organisations have been formed to try
and promote conflict resolution
The passage states that democratic
instability persists because ----.
people in Sub-Saharan Africa are not used to
a centralised form of government but are
happy with tribes and warlords
of the simple reason of money corrupting the
political system and people not being able to
access wealth
a variety of very complex reasons, all of
which come from foreign powers interfering in
Sub-Saharan Africa
most people leave the region and try to
escape to Europe
of a variety of reasons such as war,
corruption, unstable institutions, and ethnic
problems to name just a few issues
According to this paragraph, ----.
the people of Sub-Saharan Africa are one of
the world’s poorest places after India and
South-East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa is the world’s poorest
region with the number of poor people at 100
million
the rates of poverty have been decreasing
since the 1990’s when new health policies
were introduced
in Sub-Saharan Africa the rates of per capita
income and poverty are both decreasing due
to political instability
about 50 percent of the population live on less
than five dollars a day
According to the passage, life
expectancy ----.
is at a basic universal level of approximately
74 years globally
in Sub-Saharan Africa is the same as the rest
of Africa and even higher in some countries
in Sub-Saharan Africa is slowly closing in on
modern countries at 78 years life expectancy
is a mere 54 years of age in Sub-Saharan
Africa
is a very low for men in Sub-Saharan Africa
quite much higher for women
It can be inferred from the passage that
----.
there are multiple factor facing Sub-Saharan
Africa and that they will only be solved with
time, assistance, leadership and cultural
sensitivity
the challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa can
not be solved and that it may be best to forget
the concept of democratic countries in that
area
the future of Sub-Saharan Africa will have to
be fixed by outside forces and military groups
taking over the countries
eventually the countries in that region will
band together to form a super state like the
European Union
if people are not extremely careful the entire
region may be destroyed by disease and
become a desert
