GEA Final Exam Questions and Verified Approved
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According to the lecture, a biome is a major ecosystem spread over a wide geographic area and
characterized by (select the best answer): - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -certain types of flora and
fauna that have common characteristics for the environment in which they exist
According to the powerpoint lecture, rainfall is only one environmental variable that influences
the growth and function of vegetation, but is usually the most limiting factor in ______
ecosystems. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -savanna
Africa and India were connected via the Indian Ocean trade centuries before most mainstream
written history has claimed. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -True
Africa is one of the most linguistically diverse continents with more than 2,000 different
languages spoken- this is the equivalent of 1/3 of the world's languages. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ -True
Africa is restricted from delivering its development potential for all of the following reasons
EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -free and fair elections
African people have more genetic diversity among all groups of people and regions in the world.
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -True
Although the African continent has contributed relatively little to global climate change, it is one
of the most negatively impacted by adverse effects of climate change, including increasingly
variable weather which has severe implications for agriculture upon which more than 60% of the
African population depend on for their livelihoods. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -True
, Around the 1st Century CE, the Niger River Valley, was one of the most-densely populated
urban centers in Africa. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -True
Causes of political instability in Africa include all of the following EXCEPT? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -Creation of multi-party systems
Climate, and the impacts of global climate change, are particularly important in Africa because
of all of the following reasons EXCEPT (select the best answer): - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
Climate variability in Africa is typically low/small
Development challenges in Africa include all of the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -lack of educated individuals
Extraction and transfer of natural resources and economic surplus to colonial powers contributed
to the underdevelopment of Africa. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -True
Fill in the blanks: Much of African cultural activity is centered on _____ and _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -ethnic group
family
GDI gauges economic activity based on expenditure while GDP is based on income. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -False
In terms of animal diversity, especially large ungulate herbivores, domestic herbivores vastly
outnumber wild herbivores in the African savanna ecosystem. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
False
Answers Graded 100% A +
According to the lecture, a biome is a major ecosystem spread over a wide geographic area and
characterized by (select the best answer): - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -certain types of flora and
fauna that have common characteristics for the environment in which they exist
According to the powerpoint lecture, rainfall is only one environmental variable that influences
the growth and function of vegetation, but is usually the most limiting factor in ______
ecosystems. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -savanna
Africa and India were connected via the Indian Ocean trade centuries before most mainstream
written history has claimed. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -True
Africa is one of the most linguistically diverse continents with more than 2,000 different
languages spoken- this is the equivalent of 1/3 of the world's languages. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ -True
Africa is restricted from delivering its development potential for all of the following reasons
EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -free and fair elections
African people have more genetic diversity among all groups of people and regions in the world.
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -True
Although the African continent has contributed relatively little to global climate change, it is one
of the most negatively impacted by adverse effects of climate change, including increasingly
variable weather which has severe implications for agriculture upon which more than 60% of the
African population depend on for their livelihoods. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -True
, Around the 1st Century CE, the Niger River Valley, was one of the most-densely populated
urban centers in Africa. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -True
Causes of political instability in Africa include all of the following EXCEPT? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -Creation of multi-party systems
Climate, and the impacts of global climate change, are particularly important in Africa because
of all of the following reasons EXCEPT (select the best answer): - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
Climate variability in Africa is typically low/small
Development challenges in Africa include all of the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -lack of educated individuals
Extraction and transfer of natural resources and economic surplus to colonial powers contributed
to the underdevelopment of Africa. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -True
Fill in the blanks: Much of African cultural activity is centered on _____ and _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -ethnic group
family
GDI gauges economic activity based on expenditure while GDP is based on income. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -False
In terms of animal diversity, especially large ungulate herbivores, domestic herbivores vastly
outnumber wild herbivores in the African savanna ecosystem. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
False
