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Chap 22
Question | Answer |
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What are problems associated with industrialization? | warfare and political turmoil among nations |
Why is the number of newspapers and magazines in the area limited? | because of the scarcity of newspaper and the low literacy rate |
What is the best mean of communication in Africa? | the radio |
What are the reasons for the decline of highways and railroads? | wars and lack of money |
African nations often act as supply bases for the industrial world because | past colonial rulers left Africa underdeveloped |
Forests cover about ___ of Africa | 25% |
What is Ghana's cash crop | cacao |
What is Burundi's cash crop? | coffee |
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 |
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 |
transforming arable land into desert | desertification |
disappearance from the earth | extinction |
illegal hunting | poaching |
destruction of timber areas | deforestation |
living areas | habitat |
tourism based on the environment | ecotourism |
Why has commercial fishing developed slowly in the region? | because most nations cannot afford the necessary ocean trawlers |
How has Nigeria attempted to promote economic growth? | by lifting taxes on goods shipped by landlocked nations to its ports |
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 |
I didnt put any of the farming definitions on here. ok? | ok. |