Africa: Govt., Econ., pop., poll.
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- Q1What kind of government does Kenya have?Federal DemocracyConstitutional RepublicDictatorshipConstitutional Monarchy30s
- Q2What kind of govt. does South Africa have today?Constitutional MonarchyPresidential DemocracyParliamentary DemocracyConfederation30s
- Q3Who chooses the executive branch in South Africa?only white citizensall citizensall citizens over 18National Assembly30s
- Q4Who took over as leader of Sudan in 1989?F.W. de KlerkNelson MandelaOmar al-BashirSaddam Hussein30s
- Q5What year did the southern part of Sudan officially become an independent country?196820051989201130s
- Q6Which of these is true about Sudan?all of thesebasic human rights and freedoms are often violatedal-Bashir, the leader, was named the worst dictator on Earthelections are held, but are not fair30s
- Q7In the 1970s, why did Nigeria go from very rich to very poor?civil war left them unable to provide the basic needs of their peoplea drought caused all of the crops to die and they couldn't buy foodthey depended too much on oil and it hurt their economy when oil prices dropped a lota dictator took over and kept all the money for himself30s
- Q8What does most of Nigeria's money come from today?oildiamondstreesgold30s
- Q9Which of these is NOT true about the people living in the Niger Delta?there is a lot of valuable oil on their land, but they don't get any of the money and live on about $1 a daythey govt. took ownership of the land that had belonged to their families for many generationsthey are able to make a living as fishermen and eat the fish from their rivers so they don't starvetheir home is one of the most polluted places on Earth because of oil spills and the govt. won't help them30s
- Q10What kind of economies do Nigeria and South Africa have?mixed commandpure markettraditionalmixed market30s
- Q11What hurt South Africa's economy during Apartheid?all of thesethere were no jobs for white citizensmany countries wouldn't trade with them because they violated the rights of black citizensblack citizens were not allowed to work at all30s
- Q12South Africa's economy use to be based on mining, fishing, and farming, but today a lot of jobs are in ____.manufacturingoiltourismboth manufacturing and the service industry30s
- Q13Who do African countries do most of their trading with?other African countriesnobody, because their economies are so badcountries they share a border withcountries outside of Africa30s
- Q14How does being a landlocked country affect the economy of many African countries?it doesn't affect their economy because they just ship things by truck or planeit helps their economy because shipping things by plane is easierit helps their economy because they don't have to pay to clean up the polluted waterit hurts their economy because shipping things by truck is difficult45s
- Q15What makes shipping goods by truck difficult in Africa?road blockspossible robberybad roadsall of these45s