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RCMultiple Choice

Challenges Facing the Modern Urban Space — Cumulative exam

Question 18 • W Geography_B_IC

Why was aid and relief to drought-affected areas of Somalia slow to reach people in need in 2001?

Answer
A
Troops from Ethiopia intercepted the goods for their own starving population.
B
Civil wars and warlords slowed the movement of food and supplies.
C
The UN scaled back its forces after the head of the Development Programme was killed.
D
A tsunami off the coast limited access by sea, which made shipping the supplies challenging.

Explanation

Civil conflict and the control of territory by warlords disrupted transport and made it difficult for relief agencies to deliver food and supplies to drought-affected communities. The best answer is “Civil wars and warlords slowed the movement of food and supplies.” The other choices describe events that do not explain the delay in relief deliveries in Somalia in 2001.

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