Other Geography Answers

Developing countries are generally characterised by ... compared to developed countries.

 (1) a higher share of tertiary sector workers

 (2) a smaller share of primary and secondary sector workers 

(3) people completing fewer years of school 

(4) a higher expenditure on health care 

(5) a longer life expectancy of people 

Should local urban planners or home builders make decisions about what type of homes are constructed for their community?

In which of the following regions is shifting cultivation a prominent from of agriculture?

1) South Asia

2) East Asia

3) Sub-Saharan Africa

4) North Africa

5) Central America

Developing countries are generally characterised by… compared to developed countries.

1) a higher share of tertiary sector workers

2) a smaller share of primary and secondary sector workers

3) people completing fewer years of school

4) a higher expenditure on health care

5) a longer life expectancy of people

Countries such as Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania are characterised by… and …

1) a low percentage of the workforce in agriculture; a cold midlatitude climate

2) a high percentage of the workforce in agriculture; a humid tropical climate

3) the dominance of pastoral nomadism; aridisols as primary soil type

4) the dominance of intensive subsistence agriculture; broadleaf deciduous forest as primary biome

5) the dominance of commercial agriculture; desert and desert shrub as dominant biome

According to the economic principles governing resource use, ... .

(1) the price consumers are willing to pay for a commodity based on a resource is

unrelated to their desire to have it

(2) the greater the demand for a commodity based on a resource, the lower its price will

be

(3) the costs of pollution control should be carried by end-consumers and not by

producers or manufacturers

characteristic of the spatial distribution pattern and use of fossil energy resources is that

... .

(1) world coal reserves are less abundant than for oil and natural gas

(2) fossil fuel reserves are unevenly distributed over the world

(3) renewable energy resources make a much bigger contribution to the world’s energy

supply than fossil fuels

(4) consumption of fossil fuels is evenly distributed over the world

(5) all existing known fossil fuel deposits will be exhausted by 2030

Which one of the following observations on the occurrence of the phenomenon of

undernourishment in the world is false?

(1) Worldwide the total number of undernourished people increased significantly over

the past few decades.

(2) Since Sub-Saharan Africa is struggling to keep food production ahead of population

growth, the threat of famine is particularly severe in this region.

(3) Although enough food is produced on average to meet the world’s dietary needs,

some developing countries lack food security and are undernourished.

(4) India has by far the largest share of the world’s approximate 800 million

undernourished people

1.  Discuss how conflict hinders human development in Africa in terms of economic and social development.                                             2.Evaluate how corruption and nepotism is stunting the growth of African economies and provide strategies to address this issue thereof.                                                       3. Analyze the role of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their importance to the development of the African continent.  

which one of the following regions is shifting cultivation a prominent form of

agriculture?

(1) South Asia

(2) East Asia

(3) Sub-Saharan Africa

(4) North Africa

(5) Central America

Developing countries are generally characterised by ... compared to developed countries.

(1) a higher share of tertiary sector workers

(2) a smaller share of primary and secondary sector workers

(3) people completing fewer years of school

(4) a higher expenditure on health care

(5) a longer life expectancy of people

Which one of the following alternatives presents an aspect of sustainable agriculture?

(1) increased use of chemicals

(2) ridge tillage

(3) single-product (monoculture) farms

(4) elimination of all cattle farming

(5) large farms and many machine