Two-thirds of the people in the world that have HIV/AIDS live in sub-Saharan Africa. Changes in the water-cycle because of deforestation and desertification have contributed to droughts which have caused widespread famine in many African countries. Disasters such as HIV/AIDs and famine may have occurred anyway but would have been...

Question

A.
just as disastrous with a stable government in place in those countries.

B.
dealt with faster and more effectively if resources were available.

C.
less disastrous if the countries of Africa were still colonies.

D.
dealt with faster and more effectively if the resources were in a government warehouse.

Answer 1

The most appropriate completion of the statement would be:

B. dealt with faster and more effectively if resources were available.

This option suggests that the presence of resources would improve the response to disasters like HIV/AIDS and famine, which aligns with the idea that effective management and resource allocation can mitigate the impacts of such crises.