WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
FINAL EXAM CH #6 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
what is another mosquito vectored pandemic disease? - ANSWER-yellow fever
how many cases of aids have there been in the world? and how many of them have
been in subsaharan africa? - ANSWER-3.4 million. and at least 24.5 million in
subsaharan africa.
what is schistosomasis? - ANSWER-it is caused by little snails in slow moving
bodies of water that are parasites that enter body openings and cause internal
bleeding and fatigue.
why is food production low in africa? - ANSWER-because not all their land is fertile,
they lack the money and the resources and equipment for bettering farming, also
insects eat plants, and fertilizers are expensive
a green revolution for africa - ANSWER-the development of more productive higher
yielding crops, hybrid crops
who participated in the berlin conference? - ANSWER-14 states, including the US,
germany, belgium, Portuguese, Britain, and france.
what are super imposed boundries? - ANSWER-how Europe split up africa without
even knowing the people groups and cultures and religions they were dividing, this
has left africa forever politically fragmented and caused hostility.
How did Great Britan, Portugese, france, and belgium govern their African
dependencies? - ANSWER-"indirect rule" explotation, assimilationists- enforcing
direct rule and french conformity, and patternistic- tutored them didn't force them to
convert to belgiums.
Nigerias Forward capital became what to what? - ANSWER-Lagos to Abuja
10% of Nigeria's total economy is credited to: - ANSWER-oil revenues
Africas two geographic realms: - ANSWER-The african and The northern
What crossed the barrier between Africans two regions? - ANSWER-Islam was a
cultural and idealogical penetration
What are the two only continents that have a cluster of Great Lakes? - ANSWER-
North America and Africa
What are the great lakes in Africa a result of? - ANSWER-earths tectonic plates
shifts. they form rift valleys and great lakes within the valleys.
FINAL EXAM CH #6 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
what is another mosquito vectored pandemic disease? - ANSWER-yellow fever
how many cases of aids have there been in the world? and how many of them have
been in subsaharan africa? - ANSWER-3.4 million. and at least 24.5 million in
subsaharan africa.
what is schistosomasis? - ANSWER-it is caused by little snails in slow moving
bodies of water that are parasites that enter body openings and cause internal
bleeding and fatigue.
why is food production low in africa? - ANSWER-because not all their land is fertile,
they lack the money and the resources and equipment for bettering farming, also
insects eat plants, and fertilizers are expensive
a green revolution for africa - ANSWER-the development of more productive higher
yielding crops, hybrid crops
who participated in the berlin conference? - ANSWER-14 states, including the US,
germany, belgium, Portuguese, Britain, and france.
what are super imposed boundries? - ANSWER-how Europe split up africa without
even knowing the people groups and cultures and religions they were dividing, this
has left africa forever politically fragmented and caused hostility.
How did Great Britan, Portugese, france, and belgium govern their African
dependencies? - ANSWER-"indirect rule" explotation, assimilationists- enforcing
direct rule and french conformity, and patternistic- tutored them didn't force them to
convert to belgiums.
Nigerias Forward capital became what to what? - ANSWER-Lagos to Abuja
10% of Nigeria's total economy is credited to: - ANSWER-oil revenues
Africas two geographic realms: - ANSWER-The african and The northern
What crossed the barrier between Africans two regions? - ANSWER-Islam was a
cultural and idealogical penetration
What are the two only continents that have a cluster of Great Lakes? - ANSWER-
North America and Africa
What are the great lakes in Africa a result of? - ANSWER-earths tectonic plates
shifts. they form rift valleys and great lakes within the valleys.
