REVIEW CHAPTER 20

This is an agricultural or mining product that can be sold

Commodity

These are African Countries that only have one main agricultural or mining product to sell.

One-commodity Countries

This is creating variety in economies

Diversify

Name a barrier to economic development in many African Countries

Education, Infrastructure, Corruption, Ethnic Violence, etc.

This is the departure of African professionals to Western Countries.

Brain Drain

This is caused by the human immunodeficiency disorder. Around 70% of call cases of this are in Africa

AIDS

How does AIDS affect the economies of African countries?

When people die early and get sick, they can’t work or are not productive.

This is a disease which is often fatal if not treated. Vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration can result of this

Cholera

How can cholera be prevented?

Ex. Lifesaver bottle, clean drinking water,

This is a disease marked by chills and fevers that is often fatal. Mosquitos carry this disease and spread it.

Malaria

This is a respiratory infection spread between humans, and often accompanies AIDS.

Tuberculosis

This is a UN program that studies the world’s AIDS epidemic and estimates it needs around 4.63 billion dollars to fight AIDS in Africa

UNAIDS

Provide an example of a way that countries in Africa are fighting AIDs.

Gabon – Funding their health care substantially,

Mozambique – updating its public health facilities

Education. Testing

There are about 3 million people in the world who have this infection, including 2.4 million Africans

AIDS

How Does Africa’s lack of infrastructure help make the AIDS epidemic worse?

Harder to test people, education is more difficult.