Instructions: complete each question by choosing or typing in the best answer. 1) the world bank is an organization that strives to reduce poverty, especially in "third world," or developing, nations. which continent has the greatest need for assistance from the world bank due to drought, political corruption and instability, and a high rate of hiv/aids? a) africa b) europe c) oceania d) north america 2) when the population of a city grows, what often happens to local water sources? a) the water supply increase due to a rise in water table. b) the water supply is used more often for transporting goods. c) the water supply decreases because there are too many people. d) the water supply often becomes polluted by the increase in waste. 3) which picture most likely shows a savanna in sub-saharan africa? a) a b) b c) c d) d * hover over answer image to enlarge 4) judging from the map, which area of africa is most vulnerable to deforestation? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 5) located in north central africa stretches from the atlantic ocean to the red sea borders the sahara desert all of these are describing which feature? a) savannas b) the sahel c) kalahari desert d) the tropical rainforest 6) which country would be most likely to be found in the area circled on the map? a) egypt b) ethiopia c) kenya d) nigeria 7) which climate zone would be least likely to have a concentrated population? a) b) c) d) 8) which statement regarding african culture is correct? a) most people in africa speak just one language. b) there are many different languages and cultures in africa. c) african culture has not been influenced by other countries. d) african culture has not had an influence in other countries. 9) brad was asked to summarize a description of africa. he used the map the book provided and read the following description. "africa is commonly divided into the deserts (in the north and south), the tropical zones (in the middle), and the savannas (throughout the continent)." based on the description and the map brad used, brad concluded that africa divided into regions based on a) economic systems b) political systems c) absolute location d) physical geography 10) the main source of conflict in the middle east between israel and the palestinians involves a) slavery. b) religion. c) communism. d) oil rights. 11) which nation's government is classified as a monarchy, with a king as chief of state and head of government? a) iran b) iraq c) israel d) saudi arabia 12) the actions of al qaeda have had the biggest impact on which of these? a) increasing fuel prices b) decreasing food prices c) the real estate collapse d) formation of communist groups 13) this photograph shows a climate in sub-saharan africa. this climate is most likely a) rainforest. b) wooded savanna. c) tropical woodland. d) tropical savannah. 14) what african river- so vital to west african states of past and present- is being shown on the map? a) nile river b) niger river c) congo river d) zambezi river 15) during the 2003 ethnic crisis in the darfur region of the country of sudan, the head of the national government refused to support the united nations in their effort to provide humanitarian relief, resulting in nearly 400,000 deaths. this passage would suggest that sudan might have a a) democracy. b) dictatorship. c) command economy. d) communist government. 16) which statement regarding this map of ethnic groups in the country of iran is most correct? a) kurds are likely found in neighboring countries. b) there is only one ethnic group in all of iran. c) persians are most likely in the political minority. d) the iran-iraq war of the 1980s had a major impact on eastern iran.

1. A. Africa

Currently, there are many regions africa that still involved in a civil wars that initiated by independent groups in order to take control of the government. Their economy is in a stagnation and the environment around them is not in a good condition. It is predicted that 10,000 deaths occurs because of political instability in Africa every year.

2. C) The water supply decreases because there are too many people

Water is regarded as the most important basic needs for humans. When a population increase in a certain area, the demand for water would also improve. This would cause a larger depletion in water shortage, leading the the decrease of water supply.

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5.The answer is: B. The Sahel

The sahel crossed more than 10 countries in Africa continents. Currently, the water reserve in the sahel is drying up in an alarming rate. This cause the process of desertification that makes many people in africa died from hunger.

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7. C. The desert Basin

The desert basin is extremely dry during the summers,  which often lead to the lack of water reserve for the population. Because of this, the population would most likely spread out because they know that they would not obtain enough water to sustain themselves if they are concentrated in one location.

8. B.There are many different language and cultures in Africa

Currently, it is predicted that there are around 375 language spoken in Africa. The amount of cultures in africa is depended on the unique characteristics of the local tribe. Africa have approximately around 450 different cultures with their own unique characteristics.

9. D. Physical geography

Physical geography include tangible features that exist in a certain area. Physical geography of a certain area is formed naturally without the influence of humans and it was considered as a part of major sub-field in Geography.

10. B. Religion

Even though this is not the sole reason, religion become a large part of the conflict. There are a couple of difference exist in each of their holy bible and Both sides often used it to justify the act of violence that they throw to each other.

11. D. Saudi Arabia

A nation would be considered as a monarchy if its headed by Kings or Queens and the throne is passed down through bloodline. In this type of country, people cannot elect a leader by their own and usually the most power in the country is held by those from nobility background.

12. A. increasing fuel price

The territory that controlled by Al Qaeda contains the oil reserve that supply a large portion of world's oil demand. This cause an increae in fuel price especially for the countries that involved in the conflict due to the difference in ideology.

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14.   B. Niger River

TThis river is the third longest river in africa and responsible to maintain the well being of many type of biodiversities in Africa. This is so vital for Africa because it become the water source for large numbers of agricultural field in Africa (which is one of their strongest economic sectors)

15. B. Dictatorship

In a dictatorship, there is a single leader that can determine the creation of any type of laws that He want and the citizens do not have any power to change this leaders without revolution. It is a common practice for dictators to kills the citizens that are not willing to comply with their law.

16. A) Kurds are likely found in neighboring countries.

Due to the political instability that happen in their home countries, many of the Kurds decided to find asylum in other countries. Their neighboring countries would most likely receive the largest amount, but millions of the Kurds found their asylum in western nations (such as canada or germany)

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