ch. 23 reding quiz

Mbuti

the proper name of a people once referred to as Pygmies Selected: This answer is incorrect. The correct answer is:

bantu

the second inhabitants of the region who came in a great migration and founded kingdoms across the region

Enforcement of environmental regulations in the region is most hampered by corruption in the governments.

true

Inventors have developed a type of light powered by gravity.

true

Local people in Equatorial Africa hunt wild animals mostly for food.

true

Because they are cloaked in snow and wrapped in clouds, the Ruwenzori Mountains are also called the

"Mountains of the moon"

The year 1960 is known across the region as

"the year of independence," because every country in the region ended colonial rule.

cash crop

A product grown to be sold, not consumed by the grower

Sao Tome and Principe are two of the many ________ along Equatorial Africa's west coast.

Volcanos

Kinshasa

a capital city that is the cultural, political, and economic center of the region

platation

a commercial farm

Because of national pride and a sense of self-reliance, most countries in Central Africa are refusing aid from humanitarian organizations.

false

Equatorial Africa struggles because it lacks natural resources that could be sold to fund development.

false

European explorers and traders came seeking

gold, ivory, slavs, ad textiles

Despite a worldwide trade ban, demand for ________ has surged and poaching continues even in protected areas.

ivory

European colonization of Equatorial Africa was slowed during the 1800s by

malaria

Equatorial Africa's thick forests and tropical climate have encouraged its population to be

mostly rural

The Congo River system is a natural highway that is ________, meaning it can traveled by boat.

navigable

Because of the significant ethnic diversity of Equatorial Africa,

numerous bloody conflicts, coups, and snuggles have plagued the region

The term abundant most closely means

plentiful

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is recognized as being possibly the ________ country in the world

poorest

Internally displaced persons are people who have been

relocated within their country to avoid conflict.

To reduce the serious problem of indoor air pollution, a variety of organizations are working to provide cleaner-burning or solar-powered

stoves

Because so many people of Equatorial Africa are focused on ________, there is little focus on developing and managing the use of natural resources.

survival

Its location on and near the Equator give the region its name, but Equatorial Africa is also called

the Herat of Africa