Navy BPME Block 6 - Africa

Africa comprises ______________.

46 continental nations and 7 island nations

The U.S. population is approximately 320 million; Africa's population is approximately ______________ by 2020.

922 million and expected to reach 1.27 billion

Muslim domination of North Africa arose from:

Arab immigration along trade routes between Arabia and sub-Saharan empires

The following climates can be found in Africa:

Desert, rain forest, savanna, and subarctic

Which of the following was NOT a general problem facing African nations upon gaining independence from European colonial rule?

Lack of experience in government administration(wrong)

Which of the following was NOT a factor that hindered the formation of stable African governments following colonial rule?

Local workers did not have sufficient technical expertise to extract raw materials.

Which of the following was true about sub-Saharan Africa during its 19th century colonialization period?

National borders were arbitrarily drawn by European colonial powers.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding Somalia?

Neighboring Ethiopia sent troops into Somalia with the backing of the United States.(wrong) Somalia has not had a functioning central government since Dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown.(wrong)

The U.S. national interest in West Africa is focused on:

Nigerian oil

Which of the following are NOT challenges affecting African governments:

Scarcity of natural resources and an available labor pool

In the Horn of Africa region, the ______________.

Sudanese government's fight against rebel groups has spilled over into Chad and the Central African Republic, displacing an estimated six million people

Which of the following is a true statement about the languages spoken in Africa?

There are over 1,000 languages spoken in Africa.

Between 1956 and 2001:

There were over 185 coups d'etat throughout Africa.

Conflict arose along various fault lines which ran through African societies. These fault lines include the following, EXCEPT:

Urban vs. agrarian economies

In general, African countries ______________.

have two or more official languages—one indigenous and the other Arabic or European

Most of today's African nations became independent ______________.

immediately after WW I(wrong) when United States granted independence to territories acquired during Spanish-American War(wrong)

The Central African Region is important to U.S. national interests, because ___________.

it has rich natural resources, including oil, copper and the potential for hydroelectric power.

The size of Africa is approximately ______________.

three times the size of the United States

An estimated ______________ of Africans suffer from malnutrition.

three-quarters(wrong)