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.ENVSCI 102 (World Regional Geography) Week 5 ExerciseQuestions: Sub-Sahara Africa Due Date: July 4 (Monday)* *Somequestions for this assignment may be related to topics discussed inthe second half of Chapter 6 (which will be part of next week’sreading assignment). If you would like to complete reading theentire chapter before answering the questions for this exercise,you are welcome to submit the exercise by July 11. Please be awarethat I will also be assigning a research exercise next week thatwill also be due by July 11. Please submit your answers to me in aWord (*.doc) document, PDF file or text (*.txt) file as anattachment. Save your file as yourinitials_W5Questions For thisexercise, refer to your textbook and linked article in the Week #5reading assignment to answer the following questions: 1)Sub-Saharan Africa is noted for its wildlife, especially its largemammals. What environmental, historical, and institutionalprocesses explain the existence of so much fauna? How important iswildlife for this region? 2) Consider how disease impactedcolonization in Latin America and the Caribbean (demographicdecline). How did the disease environment differ in Sub-SaharanAfrica, and how did this delay colonization of this region? How dovarious diseases still influence the region’s development? 3) Ratesof urbanization are on the rise everywhere, including Sub-SaharanAfrica. What are the urbanization challenges facing this region?How might a more urbanized region impact demographic and economictrends? 4) Compare and contrast the role of tribalism inSub-Saharan Africa with that of nationalism in Europe. How mightcompeting forms of social loyalties explain some of the developmentchallenges and opportunities for this region? 5) Consider thedevelopment model put forward by the United States and Europe, withan emphasis on foreign assistance, and China’s emphasis on foreigninvestment. Will Chinese influence in the region alter the courseof development for Sub-Saharan Africa? For Question #6, pleaserefer to the image below: 6) Compare the data for the three Africansub-regions pictured (above), and describe the income patterns foreach. What demographic, geopolitical, and socioeconomic factorsexplain these patterns? 7) The Economist article "How E-CommerceLooks Different in Africa" examines stark differences ininternet-based commerce in Sub-Sahara Africa when compared tomore-developed regions of the world (such as North America, Europeand Asia). According to the article, e-commerce in Sub-SaharaAfrica is not focused on selling directly to consumers. Why? 8) TheEconomist article 'Why Pupils at “Scripted” Schools Get HigherMarks' examines the success that for-profit primary schools inKenya had in achieving learning objectives when compared togovernment-run schools. As the article mentions, despite its manyacademic success, many of the for-profit schools have closed.Why?