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The philosophy underlying the organization of the traditional African society emphasizes

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The significance of the survival of the group

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The kings and leaders of traditional Africa are regarded as representatives of

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The ancestors

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The institution of marriage is an important aspect of African cultures because

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It helps with the continuation of the family line and the ethnic group as a whole

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The pre-colonial African economy was based on

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Agriculture

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The method of instruction in the pre-colonial education system was

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Oral Tradition

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The most important aspect of the pre-colonial economy was that

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It was self sufficient

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Ethnicity provides its members with

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Language

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This aspect was not known in the pre-colonial economy

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Unemployement

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According to traditional religious beliefs, the Supreme Being has divided itself into smaller spirits known as

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divinities

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A strong value system in pre-colonial African society is

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respect for elders

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One of the settler colonies was

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Zimbabwe

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One of the main characteristics of the colonial economy was

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Cash Crop cultivation

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The two main colonial political philosophies were

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Direct and Indirect Rule

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Colonial Education failed to do this

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Teach science and technology to African students

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By 1830 this country had been colonized by France

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Algeria

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The Berlin conference of 1884 led to

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The Partition of Africa

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The colonial economy introduced this into the African economy

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Import-Export

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The remote reasons behind colonization of Africa included

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The search for raw materials

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Colonialism introduced this into Africa

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A new religion

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The chiefs appointed by Great Britian in its colonies were known as

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Warrant Chiefs

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The centralization of power resulted in this

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Widespread corruption

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This elected president of the Congo (now DRC) was murdered three months after being in office

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Patrice Lumumba

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One of the many justifications for military coups is

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High unemployement rates

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The World Bank's economic program forAfrica in the 1980s was called

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Structural Adjustment program

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This author has alleged that the African military takes over the government for its own interests

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Ruth First

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Coloneal Bokassa was the president of this Country

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Central African Republic

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Communism in the Soviet Union fell in this year

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1989

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Majority of the post-independence political systems created the emergence of

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Military coups

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one of the enduring legacies of the European colonial governments in Africa has been

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The post-colonial military

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The first African military coup occured in

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Egypt

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Most African countries were able to gain their independence from colonialism because

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The colonial powers, which were weakened by the Second World War did not hcoose to embark on the protracted wars

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Among the key factors for inter-state wars is

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poorly delineated borders

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One of these types of wars is best resolved by international abitration

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Border disputes

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The grievance (relative deprivation) theory is better suited in explaining

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Civil Wars

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Irredentist wars are

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motivated by the desire to secede from one country in order to join another country

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The organization of African Unity's doctrine on colonial boundaries

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disapproves changing colonial boundaries

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Civil wars in Africa tend to occur more often in

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countries with deficit in quality of governance

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Many African governments engage in appropriating land from customary holders claiming

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to promote development through mining and large scale commercial agriculture

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One of these African countries faced irredentist wars

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Ethiopia

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One of these African countries has never faced a civil war

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Tanzania

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Kwame Knrumah of Ghana referred to Africa's continued post-independence economic relationship with Europe based on dependency as

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Neo-colonialism

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The Modernization Theory argues that

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The modernization of all countries followed a specific path of growth

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The Dependency Theory was developed by economists from this region

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Latin America

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This committee coordinates all foreign aid at the international level

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The Development Assistance Committee

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One of the impacts of AIDS on African economies has been

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The increase in the financial burdens of African governments

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Since 1989, the economic conditions of Africa have been worsened by the loss of this

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International Strategic Importance

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The human capital theorists concluded that investment in Education resulted in

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Economic Development

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One of the economic development theories exported into Africa in the 1960s was

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The Human Capital Theory

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At independence, African leaders believed that they could achieve economic development of their countries through

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Industrialization

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According to Theodore Schultz, Education made people become this

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More productive

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Why did colonial powers invest in the spread of ecucation?

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To meet local manpower needs

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Which of the following were used to spread western-styled education during the colonial period?

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Missionary societies and oral communication

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In which of these African countries are children most likelt to be taught in their indigenous languages?

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Nigeria

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Which of the following is NOT an example of the educational challenges facing Africa today?

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the disparity in the droupout rate across countries in Africa

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In which of the following countries are females least likely to experience an enrollment disadvantage compared to males?

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Namibia

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How did Christian missionary societies help the spread of education in Africa?

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By increasing educatino among the poor

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Which of the following factors has had the most impact on education in Africa?

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increasing numbers of children

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Which of the following has the lowest primary school enrollment rates?

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Ethiopia

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which of these represents an educational legacy of colonial rule?

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Social inequalities in education

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Which of these is a type of educational infrastructure?

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School buildings

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What is the approximate size of Africa's population

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1.2 billion

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Why were birth rates high in historical African societies?

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Lack of effective contraception

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Which of the following is a major cause of death in modern Africa

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Famine, HIV/AIDS, Malaria

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Which of the following African countries has the smallest population size?

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Lesotho

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How did slavery affect Africa's population?

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It reduced population growth

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Which of the following now has the fastest population growth rate?

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Africa

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Why is Africa's population the youngest in the world?

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Government policies emphasize the importance of youth

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Which of the following is one reason for why North Africa attracts international migration?

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Education opportunities in Egypt

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Which of the following represents major migrant destinatino in East Africa?

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Kenya

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Which of the following is a major determinant of African migration?

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Environmental crisis

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Which of the following is NOT a reason for urbanization?

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Rents are more affordable in urban centers

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When did the most explosive growth in the history of global human population took place?

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20th and 21st centuries

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Some of the fastest growing nations in Sub-Saharan Africa that are expected to triple its population by 2050 are

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Congo, Chad, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Liberia and Uganda

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Five countries in Africa that are likely to have populations above 100 million are:

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Ethiopia, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania

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Name 3 megacities in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Lagos, Kinshasa, Cairo

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Which of the following statements DO NOT apply to urban development approach:

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Implementing laws that limit rural-urban migration

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Select the best statement to describe the socio-economic effects of ubranization in Africa

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It leads to the creation of urban heat Islands

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What significant change were expected to happen after 1930-33 in the causes of urban growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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Natural increase is expected to surpass migration

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Which of the following statements do NOT define urbanization?

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The rate of growth of an urban population

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All of the following identify problems associated to urbanization in Africa EXCEPT:

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Housing and infrastructural development

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Please list the higest mountains in Africa:

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Kilimanjaro, Mt Kenya, the Rwenzori Mountains, Mt Meru, the Semien Mountains, the Virunga Mountains, Bale Mountains, Mt Elgon, the High Atlas Mountains

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Please list eh countries in which the higest mountains in Africa are found?

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DC Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Morocco, Ethiopia

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Which one of the following is an organization working to list and protect biodiversity hotspots in Africa?

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WWF

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Why is the Serengeti not included in the list of global diversity hotspots and why is it still and important site for conservation?

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It is too big

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Describe the vegetation cover in Africa

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More than 20% forest, 30% desert, almost 50% drylands and savannah

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What are some of the reasons pastoral groups might stop traditional migration and land use practices and what are some of these results

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Pastoral groups might stop migrating if the government puts in place policies that prevent them from collectively owning traditional land as a group. Without traditional land ownership and use rules, it is possible for overgrazing to occur

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What percentage of people in Africa rely on solid fuel for cooking?

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80%

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What percentage of deaths in Africa are due to air pollution?

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11%, more than are due to Malaria

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Which of the following statements about air pollution is true in Africa?

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Indoor air pollution is more of a problem than outdoor air pollution in Africa. More people use solid cooking fuel in Africa than anywhere else in the world

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Who was Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement?

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She was an environmental activist from Kenya who won the Nobel Peace prize for her work with the Green Belt Movement that encouraged communities to plant trees and conserve forests

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Economic fragmentation in Africa is manifested in that

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Some people operate under a capitalist economic system while others operate under non-capitalist traditional economic systems

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One of the following was not an important objective of the OAU

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to facilitate the flow of aid to African countries

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One of the following is not part of the principles of the OAU

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Interferebce in the affairs of member states to promote development

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Among the indicators of the OAU's contribution to conflict resolution and prevention is

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The relatively small number of inter-state conflicts in Africa

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The task of day-to-day-running of the OAU was the resonsibility of this organ

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The Secretariat

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One of the major obstacles the African union faces in attaining its objectives is

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That is does not have mechanisms for enforcing its resolutions

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In a regional economic integration economies of scale helps promote development by

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Reducing unit cost of production

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A major factor that has hindered trade integration of African REC's is

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Poor implementation of integration agreements

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One of the following African RECs aims to reach a common market stage in 2015

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EAC

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One of these countries is not a member of the Inter-Governmental Agency for Development

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Tanzania

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Obelisks are monuments left behind the ancient empire of

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Axum

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The trading partners of Africa's ancient empires did not inculde one of the following

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Songhai

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Trade commodities of the medieval kingdom of Mali did not include

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Diamonds

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The Slave trade is said to have reduced the adult male population by roughly

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20%

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The colonial legacy in Africa did not contribute to

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The development of an AFrican commercial class

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Ethiopia was only one of two African countries that escaped colonialism. It did so by

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By building a large amry capable of defeating a colonizing power

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The Cold War context enhanced the end of colonialism because

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the Soviet Union wanted to weaken the Western powers by depriving them of free access to African resources

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Reducing state expenditures is a policy tool primarily intended to

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Reduce budgetary deficit

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Among the possible unintended outcomes of currency devaluation in African countries is that

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Imports of capital goods became very expensive, income distribution becomes more skewed, Economic diversification may be thwarted by external competiton

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African countries saw higher prices for their exports with the rise of the BRICS and especially China primarily because

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The BRICS raised global for African resources due to their rapid growth

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Lesson 14 focuses on

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The health challenges facing Africa through the lens of biomedicine

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The introduction of biomedicine into Africa was the result of

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European colonial rule in Africa

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According to the Author, Westernization and colonialism have taken over indegenous Afrocam health practices

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False

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When medical practitioners and patients come from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds it is difficult to achieve

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Consistent diagnosis of disease

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Indigenous healing customs depend upon many things, including

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The person receiving the treatment, the person giving the treatment, and the setting

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According to the Lesson, biomedicine is preoccupied with

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Bodily breakdown

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In Western biomedicine these are treated as external to the human body

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Social and interpersonal relations

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In indigenous health traditions, the reason for an illness impacts

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How the illness is treated

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This group introduced biomedicine into Africa in the 19th century

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Early European missionaries

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According to the author, in order for public health to be effective, it is necessary to know:

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The meaning of medical terms from the user's perspective

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In Ancient African Art, the artist did not sing their work, title it or put a date on it. We can, however, often identify where an object is from by its syle characteristics. All these statements are about the syle of the art of the ancient culture called Nok, EXCEPT

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The figures are very naturalistic, with a realistic appearance

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The art of Igbo Ukwu features all these creatues EXCEPT

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dogs

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All of these statements about the Art of life are true EXCEPT

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The art of life is said to have been derived from the tradition of honoring the Kings at Benin

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All of these statements about the art of Benin are true, EXCEPT

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In 1897 the British came to Benin and purchased all of the art found in the palace, after which time the kingdon ceased to exist, and no more art was made

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All of the following are true of the GULA waMukule EXCEPT

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modern play performed in urban centers

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The pink and red colored masks symbolize

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that the character is an outsider and possibly dangerous

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Gule WamKulu has criticized all of the following EXCEPT

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the ancestors

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In what way did Pilkings infulence Elesin's decision to die?

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Pilkings promised to send him to England if he did not kill himself

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Tambu found herself split in two about the wedding. Why?

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Tambu's existence and legitimate birth were being questioned

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"When I saw the photographs I was sure that I should have gone". The context of this statement suggests that

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Tambu was confused becasue the wedding was beautiful even if she disagreed with the reason for the wedding

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