QUESTION 10 Which one of the descriptions of sub-Saharan languages is true? over

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QUESTION 10

Which one of the descriptions of sub-Saharan languages is true?

over 1,000 languages and most of these languages do not have a written tradition

the most geographically widespread language branch south of the Sahara is Niger-Congo, and especially it’s sub-family, Bantu

the Khoisan family is restricted to the Kalahari Desert in southwest Africa

Afrikaans, an Indo-European language, was brought by the Dutch settlers to the area of the present-day South Africa

lingua franca such as Swahili in East Africa or Hausa in West Africa are becoming increasingly popular among populations whose native tongues are not mutually comprehensible

all of the above

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QUESTION 11

All of the following geographical distributions of religion in Sub-Saharan Africa are true except:

Islam in the far northern stretches of the region as well as along the coast of East Africa

Protestantism in Southern Africa and former British colonies elsewhere

Coptic Christians in West Africa

Catholicism is Central Africa

pockets of traditional African religions in East, Central, and West

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QUESTION 12

Which one of the descriptions of village life and traditional agriculture is false?

most rural inhabitants live in isolated homesteads with little communal interactions

the rural economy is characterized by dualism whereby a large traditional, subsistence farming sector coexists with a commercial export oriented economy

forest zones are characterized by shifting cultivation where farmers move every few years in search of new land after soils on their existing plots become exhausted

pastoralism is practiced in the grassland and semiarid areas

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QUESTION 13

Sub-Saharan Africa’s traditional farming sector is challenged by:

prolonged droughts and soil degradation

monopoly of scarce arable land by commercial agriculture

inaccessibility to credit, extension services, and Green Revolution technologies

fragmentation of land among multiple heirs in the family land tenure system

all of the above

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QUESTION 14

All of the statements describing urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa are true except:

the region is one of the least urbanized in the world

the urban growth rate, however, is one of the highest in the world

rural to urban migration is minimal because of long distances between villages and urban places

most rural to urban migrants work in the informal sector

the basic infrastructure of streets, and other public services is lacking in most cities

in African cities the rich reside in the center of downtown and the poor live on the periphery

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QUESTION 15

All of the statements describing the economic dimensions of Sub-Saharan Africa development are true except:

the cumulative GNI of the entire Sub-Saharan Africa is low, about 13 percent of the U.S. total

countries with the highest GNI per capita include Equatorial Guinea, Botswana, South Africa, Gabon and Namibia, while those with the lowest GNI per capita are Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Central African Republic, Liberia and Sierra Leone

Africa contains about 70 percent of the lowest ranked countries in the Human Development Index (HDI)

recent HDI increases have been below those in Arab countries, Central Asia, and Latin America

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QUESTION 16

Which one of the statements is incorrect concerning the HIV/AIDS situation in Sub-Saharan Africa?

68 percent of those living with HIV in the world are in Sub-Saharan Africa

West Africa is the most effected sub-region

the main reasons for the rapid spread of HIV is denial in some government circles, poor health facilities, lack of prevention programs, and misconceptions about the disease

the psychological impact on the millions of orphans is devastating

data for the 2001-2009 period indicate about a 20 percent decrease in AIDS related deaths and new HIV infections in more than 20 African countries

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QUESTION 17

Uneven and dualistic patterns of development in Sub-Saharan Africa are characterized by all of the following except:

there exists extreme economic disparities between the richer more-industrialized countries and poorer Sub-Saharan countries

extreme core-periphery disparities between more modern urban centers and traditional rural peripheries

local elites who champion the cause of the domestic poor against the rich countries and multinational corporations

key manufacturing enterprises are located in major cities, bypassing rural areas

in the countryside, commercial farmers benefit from urban-based government incentives and the world market, while the majority of subsistence farmers have no access to global markets

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QUESTION 18

Which one is not true concerning recent development strategies implemented in the Sub-Saharan Africa?

they have been centered on poverty reduction and expansion of trade and investment

expansion of micro-financing and village banking institutions

the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) program aimed at increasing mineral resources extraction

expanding access of African manufacturers to the U.S. market via the AGOA program

expansion of trade with emerging economies of the BRIC countries, particularly China

to support many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in their various activities

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QUESTION 19

Which one of the following geographic characteristics of the Sub-Saharan African population is false?

Sub-Saharan Africa’s population growth is slower than population in other world’s regions

Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Democratic Republic of the Congo are the three most populous countries in the region

the two most densely settled regions include the West African coastal belt and the north-south belt stretching from the Ethiopian Highlands, through East Africa, and Zambia to eastern South Africa

the Sahel region from Dakar, Senegal on the Atlantic Ocean to Mogadishu, Somalia on the Indian Ocean is a sparsely settled area

population distribution coincides with the region’s environmental, developmental, and sociopolitical characteristics

on average, the Sub-Saharan African population is much younger than that in the United States

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QUESTION 20

Sub-Saharan families average 5 children. Which one of the following is not a cultural reason for these large families?

most females marry at an early age, often remarry or live in polygamy arrangements, thus compensate for any potential effects that divorce or widowhood might have on fertility rates

tax breaks given by national governments for each child born

patrilineal societies place a premium on lineal survival, so the women seek to elevate their status by having many children

in male dominated societies , husbands make decisions concerning reproduction which explain low levels of contraception

the tradition of child fosterage (by grandparents or foster parents) increases fertility rates

rivalry among ethnic groups – larger population viewed as generating greater resources and power

over 1,000 languages and most of these languages do not have a written tradition

the most geographically widespread language branch south of the Sahara is Niger-Congo, and especially it’s sub-family, Bantu

the Khoisan family is restricted to the Kalahari Desert in southwest Africa

Afrikaans, an Indo-European language, was brought by the Dutch settlers to the area of the present-day South Africa

lingua franca such as Swahili in East Africa or Hausa in West Africa are becoming increasingly popular among populations whose native tongues are not mutually comprehensible

all of the above

Explanation / Answer

10) all of the above

All of the above are true regarding sub-Saharan languages.

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