GEA 3600 Exam 2 Study Guide Q A 1 Which of the following is NOT one of the key conservation principles developed by the colonial powers in the London Convention or by Theodore Roosevelt in the USA They did make national parks did ban hunting Did not do was make money off of them NOT 2 Which of the following attributes is NOT true of a frontier economy such as the circumstances under which North American lost most of its bison Frontier Economy no rule of killing globalization increased wildlife technology will make wildlife cheaper They are strong government rules NOT 3 Under what circumstances is the high price of wildlife e g rhino advantageous to rhino conservation Communities are making a profit of the investment 4 Desertification happens primarily in Semi arid Sahel 5 What is the limiting factor to plant growth in drylands where desertification occurs Rainfall water 6 Three of the following measures are commonly used to stop erosion Which measure does NOT stop erosion Destocking wildlife brushlines plowing along the contours Don t plow up and down Does NOT 7 What is the main cause of desertification in semi arid areas Overstocking the wildlife can lead to desertification 8 9 In which ecosystem would you find a millet sorghum and livestock farming system Semi savannah dry areas In which ecosystem would you find a tree crop like cocoa or oil palm farming system Tropical Forests 10 What percentage of Africans work in agriculture More than 60 1 11 A key reason that global conservation policies are NOT always effective in Africa is that The cost are local 12 Which of the following definitions of deforestation provided by FAO is correct Conversion of forests to another canopy less than 10 13 What is the official FAO definition of forest degradation Conversion of open forest to a closed forest 14 What is the main cause of deforestation in Africa accounts for 50 of deforestation Conversion of land to agricultural 15 What is the main cause of forest degradation in Africa Fuel with consumption 16 What percentage of home energy consumption does fuelwood provide in Africa More than 60 Both of Congos Nigeria 17 In which countries do most of the remaining rainforests occur 18 Which country has lost 80 of its remaining coastal rainforest 19 Which of the following reasons for the expansion of the bushmeat trade in Africa is NOT true What is true logging opens up the forest don t have property rights to protect wildlife guns are readily available People living in the forest are unaware of the problem Growth and population is going to outstript the food production 20 In Africa most of the forest is owned by Government officials 21 Malthusian theory suggests that 22 Population growth rate is Birthrate death rate net migration 23 Fertility rate is 2 24 Which one of the following statements is FALSE Africa has a high population growth rate The average number of children per woman because Urban areas have a lot of children 25 Which of the following does NOT reduce the rate of population growth Poverty South Africa 26 Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding Gross Domestic Product GDP GDP doesn t tell you the distribution of income 27 Which of the following countries in Africa has the highest GDP per capita 28 The Human Development Index includes three dimensions of human well being Which of the following is NOT one of the indicators Literacy Life Expectancy GDP Happiness is not 29 Which statement is TRUE Africa has the most distribution of wealth in all of Africa 30 The Gini coefficient measures Measures the inequality in a country 31 An impersonal economy is associated with all of the following EXCEPT Rapid growth will end up creating profit for the President and his collegues 32 Mark the statement that is FALSE Africa s recent economic growth is associated with Strong leadership from political big men 33 Which of the following is NOT among the most serious health problems in Africa Cancer Elephants 34 In poor countries and in Africa deaths are mostly caused by Communital disease 35 Which of the following is NOT implicated in the transmission of Ebola to humans 3 36 Malaria is most prevalent in Africa in Tropical Forest 37 39 Match the disease with the vector A Tsetse fly B Mosquito C Black fly 40 Which of the following is NOT an oil producing country 41 The only African country that uses nuclear power is Malaria Onchocerciasis Trypanosomiasis Baswana South Africa Geothermal Sea Level Rise Firewood 42 Which of the following renewable energy sources is NOT subject to climatic conditions 43 Which of the following environmental changes does NOT affect the Datoga pastoralists in Tanzania 44 The primary source of energy for households in the Niger Delta is 45 How do scientists predict that climate change will affect Africa Will be in increase in water stress increase in extreme events and change in disease patterns 46 A Biodiversity Hotspot presents all of the following conditions EXCEPT No active volcanoes 47 Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of selective logging in the Congo basin Logging companies selecting what areas to clear cut 48 The Forestry Stewardship Council FSC promotes forest management Using independent auditors and third parties 49 Mali has one of the fast growing human populations in the World 3 4 According to the Demographic Transition Model it is probably in the High Expanding State This is characterized by High births low deaths Expansion of cultivated land 50 The recent growth in agricultural output in Africa is caused mostly by 4