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1. COMMERCIAL FARMING-
ISSUES FOR AFRICA TODAY CHAPTER 2, SECTION 5
MR. CRAKE7th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
MASON MIDDLE SCHOOL
1. COMMERCIAL FARMING-large-scale production of crops for sale.
ISSUES FOR AFRICA TODAY CHAPTER 2, SECTION 5
MR. CRAKE7th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
MASON MIDDLE SCHOOL
2. HYBRID-plant that is created by breeding different types of the same plant.
UZBEKISTAN
A sterile Trillium hybrid between
Trillium cernuum andTrillium grandiflorum doesn’t need a lot ofSoil to support plant.
5. Do many African nations today have specialized economies?-yes, 75% of African countries have specialized economies-they depend on exporting one or two products.
6. Why are African nations trying to diversify their economies?-to make their economies more stable and less sensitive to the rise and fall of world prices of one or two goods.
In 1960, 70% of Senegal’s people
worked in the peanut industry.
7. What social issues are people facing in Africa today? they need to provide better access to education and health care to a growing population.
8. Literacy rates in most African countries have increased since independence. Education has also improved. From these facts, what can you infer that people value in Africa?
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KAZAKHSTAN
TAJIKISTAN
8. Literacy rates in most African countries have increased since independence. Education has also improved. From these facts, what can you infer that people value in Africa? Education.
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9. Give an example of an environmental challenge being addressed? Africa faces the challenge of soil erosion caused by clearing land for farming.