Question 1

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The population of Sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by large families.

Accepted Answer

The population of Sub-Saharan Africa is often characterized by large families.

Question 2

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The most secure wildlife reserves in Sub-Saharan Africa are located in the southern part of the region.

Accepted Answer

Southern Africa is known for having some of the most secure and well-managed wildlife reserves in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Question 3

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Transhumance is the seasonal movement of animals between wet- and dry-season pastures.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as transhumance refers to the seasonal movement of animals between wet and dry-season pastures.

Question 4

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Biofuels are fuels manufactured from food and lawn wastes in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Accepted Answer

wood and charcoal used for household energy needs

Question 5

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Nigeria has the largest land area in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Accepted Answer

Sudan

Question 6

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -African ivory comes from mines in Botswana.

Accepted Answer

elephants' tusks

Question 7

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa is Kenya.

Accepted Answer

Nigeria

Question 8

What resource has drawn Chinese investment to Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

Chinese investment in Sub-Saharan Africa has largely been drawn to the region's vast mineral resources, including oil, copper, cobalt, gold, and diamonds.

Question 9

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Congo River is second only to the Amazon in the amount of water it discharges into the oceans.

Accepted Answer

The Congo River is indeed second only to the Amazon in the amount of water it discharges into the oceans.

Question 10

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In Sub-Saharan Africa, most women marry when they are teenagers.

Accepted Answer

In Sub-Saharan Africa, most women do marry as teenagers.

Question 11

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Nile River is the world's longest river.

Accepted Answer

The Nile River is indeed the world's longest river.

Question 12

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Sub-Saharan Africa's two largest hydroelectric installations are located on the Zambezi River.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as the two largest hydroelectric installations in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kariba Dam and Cahora Bassa Dam, are both located on the Zambezi River.

Question 13

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Family size is large in much of Sub-Saharan Africa because of the high rate of urbanization.

Accepted Answer

dominance of rural lifestyle

Question 14

What are the top two sources of foreign exchange in Kenya?

Accepted Answer

The top two sources of foreign exchange in Kenya are tea and cut flowers. Kenya is the world's largest exporter of black tea, and cut flowers are a major source of foreign exchange as well. Cotton, textiles, coffee, bananas, oil, coal, gold, and silver are not among the top sources of foreign exchange in Kenya.

Question 15

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Sahel is a zone of ecological transition between the Sahara to the north and the wetter savannas and forests to the south.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as the Sahel is indeed a zone of ecological transition between the Sahara to the north and the wetter savannas and forests to the south.

Question 16

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Lake Chad is Sub-Saharan Africa's largest lake.

Accepted Answer

Lake Victoria

Question 17

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Tropical deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa is most prevalent in Madagascar.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Write True or False to the statements...

Question 18

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Malawi is located on the Horn of Africa.

Accepted Answer

is NOT

Question 19

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In Sub-Saharan Africa, desertification is most severe in South Africa.

Accepted Answer

the Sahel

Question 20

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Great Escarpment, which runs from southwestern Angola and ends in northeastern South Africa, hastened development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Accepted Answer

was an impediment to

Quiz 6: Sub-Saharan Africa