QUESTION 18 1.25 points Save Answer In which region of Africa has Hiv/AIDS been
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QUESTION 18 1.25 points Save Answer In which region of Africa has Hiv/AIDS been particularly prevalent? a. Western Africa b. Eastern Africa c.Southern Africa d. Northern Africa QUESTION 19 1.25 points Save Answer What was Kenya's total fertility rate (TFR) in 20137 a. 4.5 b. 4.1 c.8.5 d. 1.2 QUESTION 20 1.25 points Save Answer Which term describes a state in which corruption is so institutionalized that politicians and government bureaucrats siphon off a huge percentage of the country's wealth. a. unitary state c. lesser developed country d. failed state QUESTION 21 1.25 points Save Answer What do we call the zone of ecological transition between the Sahara to the north and wetter savannas and forest to the south? a. the Sahel b.the Congo c. the Zambezi d. the SerengetiExplanation / Answer
Ans 18: c. Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the worst affected region on the continent. As of 2011, HIV has infected over 15% of the population (ages 15–49) in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, as reported by the World Bank.
Ans 19: a. 4.5
The total fertility rate (TFR) is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population change in the country. According to World Bank reports, as of 2013 TFR measured as births per woman, for Kenya is 4.41 4.5
Ans 20: b. Kleptocracy
The word Kleptocracy literally means Klepto - to steal, cracy-kratos - to power, rule. This is a society/state/ a government whose corrupt leaders make themselves rich and powerful by stealing from the rest of the people.
Ans 21: a. the Sahel
The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition in Africa between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian Savanna to the south having a semi-arid climate.