three D's of AFRICOM

Diplomnacy,Defense, and development

largest lake in Africa

Lake Victoria

true or false: Charl-louis de secondat " montesquieu" was a 14th century senegalese philosopher who believed that climate and geography affect the temperaments and customs of a countrys inhabitants

false

what country surpassed the united states in 2008 in becoming Africas leading trading partners

none of the above

africa has the largest rainforest in the world

false

in what two contemporary countries did the bantu migration originate?

nigeria and Cameroon

Africoms only permanent location on the continent

camp lemponnier, djibouti,djibouti

the violent extremist organization, boko haram primarily conducts operations in which region

west africa

what term is given to the perception that the sub-saharan africa is a region too riddled with problems for good governance and economice development to take hold

afropessimism

how many island nations are included in africa

7

true or false : AFRICa has the highest percentage of police officers and judges per capita of any global region

false

which u.s president stated that the u.s. would use military force if necessary to protect its "vital national interests" in the persian gulf

president jimmy carter

which three countries compose the three biggest producers of oil in subsaharan africa

nigeria, equatorial guinea, and agnola

true or false the ancient transsaharan camel caravan routes are still used today by smugglers and violent extremist originzations

true

what resources are transnational corporations paying african governments rent to extract

copper, zinc.coltan,tungsten,and gold

what is the best description of a gerontocracy

it is a form of oligarchy rule in which and entity is ruled by leaders who are significantly older than the most of the adult population

in south sudan and democratic republic of the congo what percentage of the potential crop land has been exploited

less than 10%

what was the reason for the initial reticence on the part of the african nations to accept AFRICOM as an organization

NEO-colonialism

positions in us governement

linda:assistant secretary
thomas: commander
gayle Administrator

ethnicity plays a significant role in todays african politics

true

yellow fever malaria and tryanosomiasis continue to scourge africa

true

sahel means

shore

AFRICOMS five year plan is a blue print for achieving success along ten lines of efforts

false

hoe much oil did the US import from nigeria in apr 2016

7.2 million

what countries on in USAFRICOM AOR

EGYPT

AFRICOM is the only combatant command with two commanders

true

which of the following items pertaining to the medieval sultinate of the kilwa are true

kilwa was a city state on the swahili coast
kilwa was sacked by a african army of canibals
by the 14th century kilwa was the most powerful

from what kingdom did the mansa musa the king of the kings hail

zimbabwe

who is nikolaj cyon

map maker

how many high school graduates did tanganyika have in 1960

245

Three C's of colonization

Commerce, Christianity, and Civilization

what prompted the Europeans to end the arab slave trade in africa in the late 1800s

scramble for africa

what kind of slaves were the arab slave traders seeking to capture

female

which two countries colonized the most of africa

Great britain and france

which british missionart had a major impact in europe

Dr David livingstone

name of the uni that the british built in uganda

makerere uni

which of the following is true concerning the borders

none of the above

the arabs were actively involved in the slave trade in africa for over 1000 years

true

who is the architect of indirect rule

lord frederick lugard

in 1991 at the end of the cold war was toppled by

EPLF and TPLF

idea if one country falls to communism more will

domino

early 1960's patrice lumumba first prime mi nister of republic of the congo asked for the soviet outcome of his part

lumumba was labeled communist