Vocab Economic s Africa & economic s Random Blast from the past

Question: the state of the atmosphere at a time or place Check Your Answer Category 1 for 1

Answer: What is weather? Back to the Game Board Category 1 for 1 Score Board

Question: period of below- average precipitation in a given region, resulting in shortages in its water supply. Check Your Answer Category 1 for 2

Answer: What is drought? Back to the Game Board Category 1 for 2 Score Board

Question: This word means apartness. Check Your Answer Category 1 for 3

Answer: What is Apartheid? Back to the Game Board Category 1 for 3 Score Board

Question: Knowledge and skills that a person has to earn a living. Check Your Answer Category 1 for 4

Answer: What is human capital? Back to the Game Board Category 1 for 4 Score Board

Question: The scale on which economics ranges from one end of the spectrum to the other. Check Your Answer Category 1 for 5

Answer: What is economic continuum? Back to the Game Board Category 1 for 5 Score Board

Question: The economic system where the government controls what is sold to whom and for how much. Check Your Answer Category 2 for 1

Answer: What is command economy? Back to the Game Board Category 2 for 1 Score Board

Question: Economic system where buyers or consumers and sellers determine what is bought or sold. Check Your Answer Category 2 for 2

Answer: What is market economy? Back to the Game Board Category 2 for 2 Score Board

Question: Economic system where family may determine status. No money is exchanged for goods. Check Your Answer Category 2 for 3

Answer: What is traditional economy? Back to the Game Board Category 2 for 3 Score Board

Question: This is the most common system used in most countries today. Check Your Answer Category 2 for 4

Answer: What is mixed economy? Back to the Game Board Category 2 for 4 Score Board

Question: This determines what type of economy a country has. Check Your Answer Category 2 for 5

Answer: What is amount of government involvement? Back to the Game Board Category 2 for 5 Score Board

Question: South Africa and Nigeria have this trait in common in their economic systems. Check Your Answer Category 3 for 1

Answer: What is natural resources, high unemployment, or past conflicts? Back to the Game Board Category 3 for 1 Score Board

Question: This country has the highest GDP on the African continent. Check Your Answer Category 3 for 2

Answer: What is South Africa? Back to the Game Board Category 3 for 2 Score Board

Question: This country is oil rich but due to political corruption, its population is still very poor. Check Your Answer Category 3 for 3

Answer: What is Nigeria? Back to the Game Board Category 3 for 3 Score Board

Question: This country has the lead in mining and gold in Africa. Check Your Answer Category 3 for 4

Answer: What is South Africa? Back to the Game Board Category 3 for 4 Score Board

Question: This country is a mixed economy with more of a command element. Check Your Answer Category 3 for 5

Answer: What is Nigeria? Back to the Game Board Category 3 for 5 Score Board

Question: The desert that is at the top of Africa is called this. Check Your Answer Category 4 for 1

Answer: What is Sahara? Back to the Game Board Category 4 for 1 Score Board

The desert that is located at the southern end of Africa is called this. Check Your Answer Category 4 for 2

Answer: What is the Kalahari? Back to the Game Board Category 4 for 2 Score Board

Question: This is the longest river in Africa. Check Your Answer Category 4 for 3

Answer: What is the Nile River? Back to the Game Board Category 4 for 3 Score Board

Question: This man was jailed for opposing the South African government for over 30 years then became its president. Check Your Answer Category 4 for 4

Answer: Who is Nelson Mandela? Back to the Game Board Category 4 for 4 Score Board

Question: Increasing protests and resistence by black South Africans led to this. Check Your Answer Category 4 for 5

Answer: What is the end to apartheid? Back to the Game Board Category 4 for 5 Score Board

Question: In this type of government, the central gov. possesses much authority and decision making power? (distribution of power) Check Your Answer Category 5 for 1

Answer: What is unitary? Back to the Game Board Category 5 for 1 Score Board

Question: In this government, (distribution of power) power is shared between central and state/local governments. Check Your Answer Category 5 for 2

Answer: What is federal? Back to the Game Board Category 5 for 2 Score Board

Question: In this government a dominant clique or clan rules. Check Your Answer Category 5 for 3

Answer: What is oligarchy? Back to the Game Board Category 5 for 3 Score Board

Question: This is an obstacle that stops trade. Check Your Answer Category 5for 4

Answer: What is a trade barrier? Back to the Game Board Category 5 for 4 Score Board

Question: This barrier imposes a tax on imported goods. Check Your Answer Category 5 for 5

Answer: What is a tariff? Back to the Game Board Category 5 for 5 Score Board