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Chap 22

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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What are problems associated with industrialization?   warfare and political turmoil among nations  
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Why is the number of newspapers and magazines in the area limited?   because of the scarcity of newspaper and the low literacy rate  
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What is the best mean of communication in Africa?   the radio  
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What are the reasons for the decline of highways and railroads?   wars and lack of money  
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African nations often act as supply bases for the industrial world because   past colonial rulers left Africa underdeveloped  
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Forests cover about ___ of Africa   25%  
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What is Ghana's cash crop   cacao  
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What is Burundi's cash crop?   coffee  
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Why are there big gaps in the standard of living of blak and white south Africans?   because of an uneven distribution of the profits from minerals  
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What are some methods that might be used to boost crop yields in the region?   Farm machinery and fertilizers and conservation methods to protect the soil  
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transforming arable land into desert   desertification  
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disappearance from the earth   extinction  
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illegal hunting   poaching  
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destruction of timber areas   deforestation  
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living areas   habitat  
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tourism based on the environment   ecotourism  
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Why has commercial fishing developed slowly in the region?   because most nations cannot afford the necessary ocean trawlers  
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How has Nigeria attempted to promote economic growth?   by lifting taxes on goods shipped by landlocked nations to its ports  
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What is Africa 's Cycle of Poverty   Civil War and the expansion of the desert cause poverty and both are precipitated by unrest and the desire to create a better life  
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I didnt put any of the farming definitions on here. ok?   ok.  
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