Download Africa: Challenges in the 21st Century

Video Questions and Answers
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What is your current impression of Africa?
What are some of the natural resources found
in Africa?
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What does “legacy” mean? Why is it important
to understand the “colonial legacy” in Africa?
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There are still issues today
4. Why did/do so many African nations struggle?
 diverse groups thrown together
 didn’t know how to rule
 not industrialized
 “young continent”
5. What is apartheid? Where was this system
used?
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“separation” in South Africa, ended in 1994
Forced racial segregation
6. What are some good things happening in South
Africa?
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Legal desegregation
Govt. is now fairly stable
Schools, clinics, westernized
7. Why is human trafficking (slavery) still a
problem in Africa?
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Due to poverty and war
8. What is the major reason for famine?
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Poor economic policies
Corrupt governments
9. What is land reform and is it effective?
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Redistributing land
Can be, but often creates problems
10. What are some of the major health problems in
Africa?
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Malaria
River blindness
Cholera
Typhoid
11. How has Uganda been fighting HIV/AIDS?
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Prevention campaigns
Free drugs and medicine
12. Why is the World Bank both a blessing and
a curse?
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Provides aide and loans for developed nations
Outside influence; high debt
13. Why do so many African countries have
difficulty trading on the world market?
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West protects its own markets
14. Why is oil a blessing and a curse to Africa?
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Money source
Leads to more corruption