In Which World Region Is the Rate of HIV/AIDS Highest

question 45

Multiple Choice

In which world region is the rate of HIV/AIDS highest?

• A) Europe
• B) Asia/Middle East
• C) Sub-Saharan Africa
• D) North America

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Definitions:

Slave States

States in the U.S. before 1865 where the institution of slavery was legally permitted.

Union Army

The land force that fought for the Northern states during the American Civil War, opposing the Confederacy and fighting to preserve the Union and end slavery.

Steamer Planter

A Confederate steamship hijacked in 1862 by Robert Smalls, an enslaved African American who then sailed it to freedom and surrendered it to the Union.

Robert Smalls

An African American who escaped slavery to become a Union naval hero and later a US Congressman.