Africa Government and Economics - Unit 4 & 5

If Nigeria and the United States are both presidential democracies, how do they determine their leaders?

• The citizens vote on the legislature, then members of the legislature select the leader.

• The citizens do not get to choose the leaders.

• The leaders are passed down through generations.

• The citizens directly vote on the leaders in both countries.

True or False: Citizens may participate in the government in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa at the age of 21.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Citizens may participate in the government at the age of 18.

When a country's government is unstable...

• it provides access to education.

• it finds solutions to poverty and famine.

• it cannot meet the needs of its people.

• it offers adequate food, clothing, and shelter to citizens.

Which country has a parliamentary democracy?

• Kenya

• Nigeria

• South Africa

Which form of government does Kenya have?

• Parliamentary democracy

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary autocracy

• Presidential autocracy

If a country has a literacy rate of 90% in the major cities and under 50% in the rural areas, what can we conclude about the standard of living?

• The standard of living is much lower in the rural areas.

• Rural areas have a much simpler, care-free quality of life.

• Access to education and healthcare in rural areas is easier because there are less people.

• The standard of living is much higher in rural areas.

Countries with strong, well-funded education systems generally have

• Fewer trading partners than other countries

• Higher unemployment than other countries

• Lower populations than other countries

• More entrepreneurs than other countries

Which would provide the greatest investment in human capital?

• Spending money on education

• Spending money on healthcare

• Spending money on infastructure

• Spending money on the military

Which is an example of entrepreneurship?

• Ellie volunteers at a school to help children learn to read.

• Charlie works at a tech repair shop fixing phones and computers.

• Amelia does her chores each week to earn her allowance.

• Mason uses money from his savings to start a business making custom furniture.

Why did some countries use an embargo with South Africa during the apartheid-era?

• To limit access to South Africa's abundant natural resources

• To pressure South African government into ending its system of racial segregation

• To encourage other world powers to invest more heavily in the South African economy

• To increase the volume of trade between South Africa and other countries