Economics in Africa

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Across
  1. 1. A cause of economic issues in Africa were inherited from the ____ period
  2. 4. Africa is still wealthy in minerals and other ___ _____ (no spaces)
  3. 7. All African countries have __ economies
  4. 9. harm economies as well as people
  5. 14. the lack of stable ___ is a major obstacle to economic development in Africa
  6. 16. the main product exported by ___ is copper
  7. 18. One of the biggest problems Africa faces today is the failure in agricultural production to keep up with the increase in ___
  8. 20. Cacao, coffee, tea, and bananas are also known as __ __ (no spaces)
  9. 21. Cacao from the Ivory Coast is used to make __
  10. 24. Ethiopia and Kenya harvest and sell __ for worldwide consumption
  11. 25. Since independence, African governments have tried to ___ their exports
  12. 27. Specialization encourages __
  13. 28. An agricultural problem Africa faces is the abandoning of land when using shifting agriculture, when the soil isn't left alone long enough to regain its ___
Down
  1. 2. One thing that __ does is place African people in leadership positions in businesses and industries
  2. 3. In 1960, Senegal's main export was __
  3. 5. South Africa has a relatively stable democracy (government) but the people lack the education for __ ___ (no spaces)
  4. 6. Because Africa is the poorest of the world's major regions, the people there do not receive proper ___
  5. 8. many countries are too __ to treat the sick
  6. 10. An effect of inherited economic problems in Africa is that the governments find it difficult to fulfill the __ _ ___ of their people (no spaces)
  7. 11. The Continent of Africa produces 70% of the world's ___
  8. 12. Africa is a ___-__ continent (no spaces)
  9. 13. because Africa is the poorest of the world's major regions, the people there do not receive decent ___
  10. 15. Countries like Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Cote 'd Ivoire exploit valuable trees of __
  11. 17. studies estimate that ____ ___ in Cairo causes a loss of $8 Billion a year (no spaces)
  12. 19. countries ___ when they specialize, or focus on making the products they are best at making
  13. 22. In some remote, rural parts of Africa, economic decisions are made based on __
  14. 23. Lacking machinery and/or energy supplies can be an obstacle to ___ ___ (no spaces)
  15. 26. this disease hit eastern and southern Africa the hardest, and it keeps people from being able to work