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Africa Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When one person has total power, usually supported by the military (Sudan)? | dictatorship |
| Where citizens elect representatives? | republic |
| Where citizens have power to elect leaders to a parliament, the parliament then selects the head of government president or prime minister? | parliamentary democracy |
| When you don't have any money to buy basic supplies. | poverty |
| What type of government does Kenya have? | Constitutional Republic (presidential democracy) |
| What type of government does South Africa have? Republic | Republic (parliamentary democracy) |
| Who leads the countries of Kenya and South Africa? | Both countries are led by presidents. |
| How are the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Kenya different? | South Africa has a parliamentary democracy with a president selected by the National Assembly and Kenya has a presidential democracy with a president elected by the people. |
| Why has it been hard to create stable governments in Africa? | Civil wars, the fact that colonial borders grouped different religious and ethnic groups together in the same colony. The borders did not change after independence. Government corruption. |
| What is famine? | When there is a chronic shortage of food, little to no food in a region for a long time. |
| What causes famine? | climate change, political instability, and civil war sub-Saharan Africa |
| Which part of Africa is at the highest risk for famine? | sub-Saharan Africa |
| Why is the HIV/AIDS infection rate so high in Sub-Saharan Africa? Why is it hard to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa? | Lack of funding for education, prevention programs, and diagnosis. Lack of funding for education and prevention programs; government instability, high costs of HIV drugs. |
| Compare and contrast educational opportunities in Kenya and Sudan. How are they similar? How are they different? | Kenya has better educational opportunities than Sudan. In both countries, boys are more likely to attend school than girls. Free primary education, but secondary education must be paid for. |
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Mrs. Corey
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