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African History, Politics, and Economics Jeopardy. South African History. Modern Day Challenges. Government. Economics. Miscellaneous. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 5. 5. 5. 5. 5. Government for 1.
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South African History Modern Day Challenges Government Economics Miscellaneous 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Government for 1 Question: Which type of democracy has the executive and legislative branch combined? Check Your Answer
Government for 1 Answer: parliamentary democracy Back to the Game Board
Government for 2 Question: If Kenya’s government has all government power centralized in the federal government, what type of government does Kenya have? Check Your Answer
Government for 2 Answer: unitary government Back to the Game Board
Governmentfor 3 Question: DOUBLE JEOPARDY!! How is the president of South Africa elected? Check Your Answer
Government for 3 Answer: South Africa is a parliamentary democracy so the people vote for members of Parliament and the party with the largest representation in Parliament elects the president of South Africa. Back to the Game Board
Government for 4 Question: What type of democracy does Kenya have and who is its current leader? Check Your Answer
Government for 4 Answer: presidential democracy. Uhuru Kenyatta is the current president. Back to the Game Board
Government for 5 Question: Compare and contrast a unitary government and an autocracy. Check Your Answer
Government for 5 Answer: in a unitary government, power is centralized in one government body with many government workers across the three branches (i.e. the central or federal government). Unitary governments are usually democracies (high citizen participation). An autocracy does not deal with how power is distributed, but rather how citizens are able to participate. Since an autocracy is a government in which one person has all the power, citizens are not able to participate. The similarity is that they both have the number one in their definition. Back to the Game Board
Economics for 1 Question: What does it mean to diversify an economy? Check Your Answer
Economicsfor 1 Answer: to not specialize in one resource or financial sector (agriculture, service, industry) too much. Back to the Game Board
Economics for 2 Question: Tourism is an important part of South Africa’s economy but its abundance of which natural resources also help its GDP? Check Your Answer
Economics for 2 Answer: gold and diamonds Back to the Game Board
Economics for 3 Question: South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria all have what type of economy? Check Your Answer
Economics for 3 Answer: mixed Back to the Game Board
Economics for 4 Question: Of the countries we have studied (Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria), which has an economy does not rely heavily on tourism? Check Your Answer
Economics for 4 Answer: Nigeria Back to the Game Board
Economics for 5 Question: Why do so many people live under a dollar a day in Nigeria even though the country has such a wealth in oil? Check Your Answer
Economics for 5 Answer: Nigeria overly specialized in oil and did not diversify its economy by investing in other government sectors like agriculture. When oil prices went down, the country’s GDP took a huge hit. The country has also struggled with corruption and military rule. Back to the Game Board
South African History for 1 Question: In what year did apartheid officially end? Check Your Answer
South African History for 1 Answer: 1994 Back to the Game Board
South African History for 2 Question: Which two men were responsible for ending apartheid? Check Your Answer
South African History for 2 Answer: F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela Back to the Game Board
South African History for 3 Question: Why did the Great Trek occur? Check Your Answer
South African History for 3 Answer: the Dutch wanted to escape the rule of the British and establish their own territories. Back to the Game Board
South African History for 4 Question: If you meet an Afrikaner today, from which country are they descended? Check Your Answer
South African History for 4 Answer: the Netherlands (they are Dutch descendants) Back to the Game Board
South African History for 5 Question: Which party established apartheid and in what year? Which group of people primarily made up this party? Check Your Answer
South African History for 5 Answer: The National Party in 1948. Afrikaners made up the majority of the National Party. Back to the Game Board
Modern Day Issues for 1 Question: What caused a mass migration of young boys and girls from Sudan into Ethiopia and Kenya in the 1980s? Check Your Answer
Modern Day Issues for 1 Answer: civil war. Back to the Game Board
Modern Day Issues for 2 Question: What are the effects of food shortages in countries like Zimbabwe and Angola? Check Your Answer
Modern Day Issues for 2 Answer: famine Back to the Game Board
Modern Day Issues for 3 Question: Which African country has one of the highest HIV/AIDS infection rates? Check Your Answer
Modern Day Issues for 3 Answer: South Africa Back to the Game Board
Modern Day Issues for 4 Question: What is one of the best indicators of whether a country will have a high literacy rate? Check Your Answer
Modern Day Issues for 4 Answer: a high GDP and a stable government. Back to the Game Board
Modern Day Issues for 5 Question: Why did South Sudan become its own country in 2011? Check Your Answer
Modern Day Issues for 5 Answer: there had been a civil war in Sudan since it gained its independence in 1956 because Northern Sudanese people are mostly Muslim and Southern Sudanese people are mot Christian and animist. They also fought over natural resources since those (esp. oil) are not evenly distributed in the country. Back to the Game Board
Miscellaneous for 1 Question: In the 1980s several countries stopped trading with South Africa because of its apartheid policy. This is an example of which type of trade barrier? Check Your Answer
Miscellaneous for 1 Answer: embargo Back to the Game Board
Miscellaneous for 2 Question: Kenya’s cities are bustling with business. What language would be used in business transactions? Check Your Answer
Miscellaneous for 2 Answer: Swahili Back to the Game Board
Miscellaneous for 3 Question: Why do countries impose tariffs? Check Your Answer
Miscellaneous for 3 Answer: to protect domestically produced goods. Back to the Game Board
Miscellaneous for 4 Question: Ladipo Balogun opened a restaurant in Lamu, a city on the southeastern coast of Kenya. When the restaurant opened, there was not much tourism, but Balogun believed the town could become popular. Balogun opened the restaurant so he could make money and to provide jobs for several people in the city. Balogun is an example of what economic term? Check Your Answer
Miscellaneous for 4 Answer: an entrepreneur Back to the Game Board