Geo 1200 Exam 2 Questions with
Complete Solutions
Resource curse - Answer-A paradox of plenty, when a country with a great
abundance of a valuable natural resource experiences lower economic growth than
countries without such abundance.
Arbitrary political boundaries - Answer-an example is the mistake of 1914 where
British colonies decided to merge their colony. The problem the predominantly
Muslim were not in good terms with the people in the south because of centuries of
warfare and slavery
"Mistake of 1914" - Answer-Nigerian term for the creation of the country's modern
borders by the British.
Apartheid (in South Africa) - Answer-The Republic of South Africa's former official
policy of "separate development of the races," designed to ensure the racial integrity
and political supremacy of the white minority
Linear infrastructure - Answer-roads and highways, electric power lines, railway
lines, canals, pipelines, firebreaks and fences
Caprivi Strip - Answer-A salient of Namibia which is and has been known by various
names.
Hutu - Answer-The majority population of Rwanda and Burundi. Ethnically, culturally,
and linguistically the same as the minority Tutsi; the differences between the groups
are socioeconomic, with the Tutsi a ruling class that dominated the Hutu majority.
Tutsi - Answer-The majority population of Rwanda and Burundi. Ethnically, culturally,
and linguistically the same as the minority Tutsi; the differences between the groups
are socioeconomic, with the Tutsi a ruling class that dominated the Hutu majority.
International Criminal Court - Answer-A United Nations forum for crimes against
humanity, located in the Netherlands.
Genocide - Answer-the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those
of a particular ethnic group of nation
Gacaca Courts - Answer-A system of community justice inspired by Rwandan
tradition where gacaca can be loosely translated to justice amongst the grass
Millennium Development Goals - Answer-Eight goals established by the United
Nations in 2000, to be implemented by 2015, that would raise the quality of life for
poor people around the world. In 2015, the MDGs were replaced with the
Sustainable Development Goals.
, Sustainable Development Goals - Answer-A replacement for the UN's Millennium
Development Goals, these 17 goals were established in 2015 to guide international
adoption of sustainable development policies.
kanju - Answer-A term meaning "the specific creativity born from African difficulty." It
suggests the best solutions to African problems can be found locally.
Africa's durable strengths & resources - resilient agro - Answer-pastoral systems,
rich indigenous knowledge, natural resources wealth, cultural and heritage assets,
creative populations with a connected diaspora, long history of resistance in the face
of adversity, vigorous entrepreneurship in the informal economy, effective and vocal
civil society, new initiatives in African economic cooperation and peacemaking,
growing democratization
microcredit - Answer-The lending of small sums to poor people to set up or expand
small businesses.
ushahidi - Answer-A nonprofit software firm and platform founded in Kenya. The
software uses "crowdsourcing" for activist mapping of political, environmental, and
other problems. It is a fine example of local people in an LDC developing a
geospatial tool kit to address problems in development.
infrastructure for-mineral swap - Answer-Mining concessions by African countries to
China, in exchange for schools, hospitals, and roads to be built in those countries by
China.
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - Answer-A bill passed by the US
Congress in 2000 that reduced or ended tariffs and quotas on many manufactured,
mineral, and food items that could be imported from Africa.
The role of China in Africa - Answer-China doesn't expect to privatize or restructure
economy. China will trade infrastructure for resources, china's population growth
demands the resources, and they are land grabbing which leads to marginalization
proxy wars - Answer-During the Cold War, the situation created when the United
States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics played client countries against
one another, arming them with weapons, to boost their competing aims.
African Union (AU) - Answer-An organization of most African countries formed to
promote democracy, good governance, human rights, gender equity, and
development.
Arab (ethnicity) - Answer-A person of Semitic Arab ethnicity whose ancestral
language is Arabic.
aridity - Answer-a deficiency of moisture, especially when resulting from a.
permanent absence of rainfall
desert - Answer-An area too dry to support a continuous cover of trees or grass. A
desert generally receives less than 10 inches (25 cm) of precipitation per year.
Complete Solutions
Resource curse - Answer-A paradox of plenty, when a country with a great
abundance of a valuable natural resource experiences lower economic growth than
countries without such abundance.
Arbitrary political boundaries - Answer-an example is the mistake of 1914 where
British colonies decided to merge their colony. The problem the predominantly
Muslim were not in good terms with the people in the south because of centuries of
warfare and slavery
"Mistake of 1914" - Answer-Nigerian term for the creation of the country's modern
borders by the British.
Apartheid (in South Africa) - Answer-The Republic of South Africa's former official
policy of "separate development of the races," designed to ensure the racial integrity
and political supremacy of the white minority
Linear infrastructure - Answer-roads and highways, electric power lines, railway
lines, canals, pipelines, firebreaks and fences
Caprivi Strip - Answer-A salient of Namibia which is and has been known by various
names.
Hutu - Answer-The majority population of Rwanda and Burundi. Ethnically, culturally,
and linguistically the same as the minority Tutsi; the differences between the groups
are socioeconomic, with the Tutsi a ruling class that dominated the Hutu majority.
Tutsi - Answer-The majority population of Rwanda and Burundi. Ethnically, culturally,
and linguistically the same as the minority Tutsi; the differences between the groups
are socioeconomic, with the Tutsi a ruling class that dominated the Hutu majority.
International Criminal Court - Answer-A United Nations forum for crimes against
humanity, located in the Netherlands.
Genocide - Answer-the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those
of a particular ethnic group of nation
Gacaca Courts - Answer-A system of community justice inspired by Rwandan
tradition where gacaca can be loosely translated to justice amongst the grass
Millennium Development Goals - Answer-Eight goals established by the United
Nations in 2000, to be implemented by 2015, that would raise the quality of life for
poor people around the world. In 2015, the MDGs were replaced with the
Sustainable Development Goals.
, Sustainable Development Goals - Answer-A replacement for the UN's Millennium
Development Goals, these 17 goals were established in 2015 to guide international
adoption of sustainable development policies.
kanju - Answer-A term meaning "the specific creativity born from African difficulty." It
suggests the best solutions to African problems can be found locally.
Africa's durable strengths & resources - resilient agro - Answer-pastoral systems,
rich indigenous knowledge, natural resources wealth, cultural and heritage assets,
creative populations with a connected diaspora, long history of resistance in the face
of adversity, vigorous entrepreneurship in the informal economy, effective and vocal
civil society, new initiatives in African economic cooperation and peacemaking,
growing democratization
microcredit - Answer-The lending of small sums to poor people to set up or expand
small businesses.
ushahidi - Answer-A nonprofit software firm and platform founded in Kenya. The
software uses "crowdsourcing" for activist mapping of political, environmental, and
other problems. It is a fine example of local people in an LDC developing a
geospatial tool kit to address problems in development.
infrastructure for-mineral swap - Answer-Mining concessions by African countries to
China, in exchange for schools, hospitals, and roads to be built in those countries by
China.
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - Answer-A bill passed by the US
Congress in 2000 that reduced or ended tariffs and quotas on many manufactured,
mineral, and food items that could be imported from Africa.
The role of China in Africa - Answer-China doesn't expect to privatize or restructure
economy. China will trade infrastructure for resources, china's population growth
demands the resources, and they are land grabbing which leads to marginalization
proxy wars - Answer-During the Cold War, the situation created when the United
States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics played client countries against
one another, arming them with weapons, to boost their competing aims.
African Union (AU) - Answer-An organization of most African countries formed to
promote democracy, good governance, human rights, gender equity, and
development.
Arab (ethnicity) - Answer-A person of Semitic Arab ethnicity whose ancestral
language is Arabic.
aridity - Answer-a deficiency of moisture, especially when resulting from a.
permanent absence of rainfall
desert - Answer-An area too dry to support a continuous cover of trees or grass. A
desert generally receives less than 10 inches (25 cm) of precipitation per year.
