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Africa Unit Review
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1
What is the apartheid system?
An absolute monarchy
Equality for all races
A democratic government system.
Segregation of races
2
How is the president of South Africa chosen?
He is appointed by the King
He is chosen by the country's religious leader
He is elected by the country's people
He is elected by the country's legislature
3
The number limit on how many items of a particular product can be imported is the
quota
supply
demand
tariff
4
Which of the following BEST describes a market system?
Government provides services such as telephones & television
The government provides food and housing to all workeres.
Businesses are owned by the government.
A person can start any legal business and charge any price
5
As presidential democracies, how do Kenya and the United States determine their leaders?
Leaders are passed down through generations
Citizens vote for legislature, legislatures select leader
Citizens do not get to choose the leaders
Citizens directly vote on the leaders in both countries
6
In which type of government are citizens MOST likely to choose their leader?
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
7
This type of government allows citizens to have the greatest amount of political influence?
dictatorship
oligarchy
direct democracy
absolute monarchy
8
The two predominate forms of democratic governments are parliamentary and ________________.
Constitutional
Federal
Presidential
Communist
9
Who owns the resources in a command economy?
no one
indviduals
the government
private businesses
10
In 1963, Kenya gained independence from:
Spain
Great Britain
United States
France
11
Imprisoned for resisting apartheid, he became the 1st black president of South Africa.
<p>Martin Luther King Jr.</p>
Jacob Zuma
F.W. de Klerk
<p>Nelson Mandela</p>
12
In an autocratic (dictatorship) government, freedom of speech is usually __________________.
regulated only when it presents a clear and present danger
guaranteed in the government's constitution
protected by the government as a civil right
censored and controlled by the government
13
In which type of government does the central government and the state governments share power?
representative democracy
direct democracy
federal system
confederate system
14
In which area has Nigeria worked to specialize?
Agriculture
Iron and steel manufacturing
Oil production
Diamond mining
15
Which is an example of human capital?
Machinery
Education
Roads
Factories
16
The main goal of the Pan-African movement was to:
Unite Africans to work together to solve Africa's problems
Create more jobs in Africa
<p>End the slave trade</p>
Overthrow all European governments in Africa
17
What is an example of a physical trade barrier in Africa?
Quota on Egyptian cotton sheets
The Sahara desert
Embargo on South Africa
Tariff on Nigerian oil
18
No political parties, no direct election of leaders, and no freedom of speech is a __________.
Direct Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Representative Democracy
Dictatorship
19
What is an entrepreneur?
A person who starts a new business
A student in college
A worker in a factory
A leader of a country
20
Why is it important for a country to invest in human capital?
<p>Good education and health care equal economic success</p>
Businesses cannot do all the training needed by workers
A country needs money in order to pay its workers
Workers enjoy getting extra training and job opportunities
21
How are goods and services exchanged in a traditional economy?
through shortages and surpluses
through prices and wages
through government regulation
through bartering
22
In which system of government do states, cities, and countries have the
least
political power?
confederate
democratic
unitary
federal
23
A government where power is NOT shared between the central government and state governments:
Democratic system
Federal system
Unitary system
Oligarchic system
24
Which of the following is found in a market economy?
Compettion between businesses
Free labor
Government control of agriculture
Government control of industry
25
The European division of Africa caused:
All of the abovr
Civil war
Tribal conflicts
Desire for independence
26
What type of government system does Kenya have?
Unitary
Confederation
Federal
Absolute Monarchy
27
Apartheid separated blacks and whites in:
Kenya
South Africa
Egypt
Sudan
28
What is evident of a country that has a parliamentary democracy?
The head of the country is always the King or Queen
The head of state is the ayatollah
Head and head of government are two different people
The head of government is the president
29
The type of government in which power rests with a small group of people called a(n) _______.
Autocracy
Federal Republic
Democracy
Oligarchy
30
In a command economy, economic decisions are made by the _____________.
consumers
market
government
producers
31
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic questions that all economic systems must answer:
How much to produce?
How to produce?
What to produce?
For whom to produce?
32
Which trade barrier sets up a complete ban on trading between countries?
quota
embargo
<p>mountain</p>
tariff
33
Which country has the strongest economy in Africa?
Nigeria
South Africa
Botswana
Sudan
34
In Kenya, the President is both the chief executive and the head of state which is a:
Constitutional Democracy
Parliamentary Democracy
Presidential Democracy
Unitary Democracy
35
This system of government is a loose alliance where local governments hold the power:
Unitary system
Parliamentary Democracy
Federal system
Confederation
36
A strong belief in one's country is called:
Nationalism
Communism
Democracy
Socialism
37
Why did Europeans set up colonies in Africa?
They needed raw materials found in Africa.
They wanted to send European workers to Africs.
They wanted to help organize African schools.
They wanted to solve ethnic and tribal didputes.
38
Why did Europeans first take an interest in the Africa continent?
They wanted to solve ethnic and tribal disputes.
They were involved in the slave trade.
They needed African agricultural products.
They wanted to help organize African schools.
39
Besides Nelson Mandela, who helped end apartheid?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jomo Kenyatta
F.W. de Klerk
Jacob Zuma
40
A product of the earth ("gift of nature") that people use to meet their needs is a ___________.
free enterprise
nature resource
good
service