Name ______Questions CG2/ CG3
CG2 The student will explain the structures of the modern governments of Africa
a. Compare the republican systems of government in the Republic of Kenya and the Republic of South Africa to the dictatorship of the Republic of Sudan, distinguishing the form of leadership, the role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal freedom.
1. What is confusing about the fact that all three of these countries are called “republics”?
The governments of all three work very differently.
2. Which country has been independent of colonial control for the longest time?South Africa
3. Define “apartheid”.the legal separation of the races
4. How is the president of South Africa chosen?Elected by the National Assembly
5. Which European country once controlled two of these countries as a colonial power?Great Britain
6. Who makes most of the important government decisions in the Republic of Sudan?President and the National Congress
CG3 The student will analyze how politics in Africa impacts the standard of living.
a. Compare how various factors, including gender, affect access to education in Kenya and Sudan.
1. What is the literacy rate in the Republic of Kenya?85%
2. What is the literacy rate in the Republic of Sudan? 61%
3. How do the literacy rates for boys and girls compare in both Kenya and Sudan? The literacy rates for boys is higher than the literacy rate for girls
4. What percentage of Kenyan children attends elementary school?85% but it drops to about 24% for high school
5. What organization is primarily responsible for improvements in Kenya’s educational system?Ministry of Education
6. Why are literacy rates for girls lower than those for boys in both Kenya and Sudan?An education is not considered important for girls who are expected just to marry, not have a career
7. Define “dowry”. A dowry was money or goods traditionally paid to the parents of the bride or groom for the privilege of marrying their son or daughter. In Islam that is given by the groom to the bride’s parents. In other society’s it is given to the groom’s parents.
8. What is one factor that has caused the Republic of Sudan to pay less attention to education?Civil war
9. Many of the girls who do go to school in the Republic of Sudan are only allowed to study what subjects?Religious subjects
b. Describe the impact of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa.
1. Describe the rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Sub-Saharan Africa (decreasing slowly, decreasing rapidly, increasing slowly, increasing rapidly, staying about the same)It is among the highest in the world
2. Which of these is not a factor in the spread of HIV/AIDS? ( poverty, poor heath care system, lack of government organization, programs for prevention and treatment)programs for prevention and treatment
3. What often happens to the children of those infected with HIV/AIDS?Many of these children become orphans
4. Why don’t more Africans infected with HIV/AIDS take the antiretroviral drugs (AVTs) that can slow down the progress of the disease? The drugs are very expensive- out of reach of many people’s budgets
5. How does the HIV/AIDS rate in Zimbabwe compare to the rest of the African countries’ rates?The rate is one of the highest in the world.
6. What has been the response of the Nigerian government to the HIV/AIDS crisis?
The government did not make AIDS a priority until the late 1990s. However since then the government is working hard to educate the people and to make treatment available
7. What has been the response of the government of Botswana to that country’s high rate of HIV/AIDS infection?The have mounted the most effective response to the disease
8. How do political conflicts sometimes lead to famine?Political conflicts often disrupt farming and little food is produced (especially if people abandon their farms to seek safety from the fighting)
9. What sort of political conflict led to famine in the African country of Angola?Civil war
10. How do millions of people in southern Sudan get food today?From international organizations