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'''QUIZ - AFRICA: SO RICH, BUT SO POOR'''
 
'''QUIZ - AFRICA: SO RICH, BUT SO POOR'''
  
1. What percentage of the world’s known minerals are in Africa?   
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'''1. What percentage of the world’s known minerals are in Africa?'''    
  
''a)10%      b) 30%    c) 50%''
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''a) 10%      b) 30%    c) 50%''
  
2. Mineral and oil prices in the world have tripled in the last       
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'''2. Mineral and oil prices in the world have tripled in the last'''      
  
''a)year      b)  5 years    c) 10 years''
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''a) year      b)  5 years    c) 10 years''
  
3. In 2008, how much foreign investment came into Africa in 2008?     
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'''3. In 2008, how much foreign investment came into Africa in 2008?'''    
  
 
''a) $62 million    b) $162 million  c) $662 million''
 
''a) $62 million    b) $162 million  c) $662 million''
  
4. About half of Africa’s population lives on less than
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'''4. About half of Africa’s population lives on less than'''
 
        
 
        
 
''a) $1.25 per hour  b) $1.25 per day  c) $1.25 per week''
 
''a) $1.25 per hour  b) $1.25 per day  c) $1.25 per week''
  
5.  In Zambia, about what percentage of people live on $1.25 per day?
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'''5.  In Zambia, about what percentage of people live on $1.25 per day?'''
  
 
''a) 25%    b) 50%  c)  75%''
 
''a) 25%    b) 50%  c)  75%''
  
6.  What percentage of the people in Zambia do not have enough food?
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'''6.  What percentage of the people in Zambia do not have enough food?'''
  
''a)15%    b) 27%    c) 43%''
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''a) 15%    b) 27%    c) 43%''
  
7.  How much money does Zambia lose every year because of people or companies not paying enough tax?
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'''7.  How much money does Zambia lose every year because of people or companies not paying enough tax?'''
  
''a)$200,000    b) $2 million  c)  $2 billion''
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''a) $200,000    b) $2 million  c)  $2 billion''
  
8.  How much money did South Africa lose between 1995 and 2006 because of tax avoidance?
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'''8.  How much money did South Africa lose between 1995 and 2006 because of tax avoidance?'''
  
 
''a) $16 million    b) $67 million  c) $167 million''
 
''a) $16 million    b) $67 million  c) $167 million''
  
http://www.newint.org/blog/2015/06/24/24.06.15-africa-mining-590x393.jpg
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'''Now read this to check your answers and find out WHY? : *[[Africa: a continent of wealth, a continent of poverty]]
 
 
'''Now read this to check your answers: *[[Africa: a continent of wealth, a continent of poverty]]
 

Latest revision as of 16:52, 30 June 2015

QUIZ - AFRICA: SO RICH, BUT SO POOR

24.06.15-africa-mining-590x393.jpg

1. What percentage of the world’s known minerals are in Africa?

a) 10% b) 30% c) 50%

2. Mineral and oil prices in the world have tripled in the last

a) year b) 5 years c) 10 years

3. In 2008, how much foreign investment came into Africa in 2008?

a) $62 million b) $162 million c) $662 million

4. About half of Africa’s population lives on less than

a) $1.25 per hour b) $1.25 per day c) $1.25 per week

5. In Zambia, about what percentage of people live on $1.25 per day?

a) 25% b) 50% c) 75%

6. What percentage of the people in Zambia do not have enough food?

a) 15% b) 27% c) 43%

7. How much money does Zambia lose every year because of people or companies not paying enough tax?

a) $200,000 b) $2 million c) $2 billion

8. How much money did South Africa lose between 1995 and 2006 because of tax avoidance?

a) $16 million b) $67 million c) $167 million

Now read this to check your answers and find out WHY? : *Africa: a continent of wealth, a continent of poverty