7th SS Africa Govt & Econ
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- Q1What kind of govt does Kenya have?presidential democracyparliamentary democracy but elections aren't fair and the govt is corruptpresidential democracy but the elections aren't fair and the govt is corruptparliamentary democracy30s
- Q2Which of these best describes the govt of Nigeria?parliamentary democracycalls itself presidential democracy but the govt is corrupt and elections aren't faircalls itself parliamentary democracy but the govt is corrupt and elections aren't fairpresidential democracy30s
- Q3Which kind of govt does South Africa have?Parliamentary democracycalls itself parliamentary democracy but the govt is corrupt and elections aren't faircalls itself presidential democracy but the govt is corrupt and elections aren't fairpresidential democracy30s
- Q4Which of the following countries has a govt that keeps power by cheating in elections and steals money from the country?South AfricaNigeriaKenya30s
- Q5Kenya is a presidential democracies and South Africa is a parliamentary democracy. What is the main difference in these govts?In South Africathe people elect both the legislature and head of govt, but in Kenya the people only elect the legislature and the legislature picks the head of govtIn South Africa the people pick the head of govt and the head of govt picks the legislature, but in Kenya the people pick the legislature and the head of govtIn Kenya the people pick the head of govt and the head of govt picks the legislature, but in South Africa the people pick the legislature and the head of govtIn Kenya the people elect both the legislature and head of govt, but in South Africa the people only elect the legislature and the legislature picks the head of govt.30s
- Q6If the people in Kenya and Nigeria are allowed to choose both their legislative and executive branches, what can we assume about their govt?that they have a dictatorthat it's a presidential democracythat they are an autocracythat it's a parliamentary democracy30s
- Q7If the people in South Africa do not vote on their head of govt, but allow their representatives in the legislature to choose the head of govt, what assumptions can you make about their govt?that it is a dictatorshipthat it is a parliamentary democracythat they don't have fair electionsthat it is a presidential democracy30s
- Q8True or false: Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa all have mixed market economies that appear to be growing based on their GDP.FalseTrue30s
- Q9Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria all have growing GDP's and a _________ economy.mixed commandmixed markettraditionalpure market30s
- Q10Which statement about literacy rates in Africa isn't true?Nigeria and South Africa have the highest literacy rates in Africa because they have better economiesOnly about 3/4 of the people in Kenya are literate, mostly because rural schools are so badSouth Africa has one of the highest literacy rates in Africa with over 90% of the people being literateNigeria has a lower literacy rate than Kenya and South Africa with just over half the people being literate30s
- Q11In Kenya, where are students least likely to get a good education?rural areasurban areas30s
- Q12Roads, bridges, power plants, and internet access are a few examples of ________.measurements of GDPhealth careinfrastructureinvesting in education and skills training30s
- Q13Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa are at opposite ends of Africa with very different geographical features. What do they all have in common that is a major benefit to their economies?all have access to water, specifically oceans, to make trade easierall have access to rainforest, so they cut down the trees to use in their factoriesall have access to a lot of oil, making their economy much strongerall have access to mountains, making it easier to see the other countries around them30s
- Q14Which country has had a stable govt since they became independent and it has allowed them to build a stronger economy?KenyaSouth AfricaDemocratic Republic of CongoNigeria30s
- Q15What natural resource is Nigeria's economy dependent on?oiluraniumdiamondsgold30s