Human Geography of West Africa

Human Geography of West Africa

Multiple Choice

At the Berlin Conference in 1884 and 1885,

• Mansa Musa ceded his empire to Songhai.

• European countries established colonial boundaries in Africa.

• Liberia was granted independence.

• Germany was forced to give up its colonial claims in Africa.

Open Ended

How does the previous slide illustrate the effects of rapid urbanization?

Multiple Choice

In general, literacy rates in West Africa are

• high compared to most other countries.

• about average compared to most other countries.

• low compared to most other countries.

• impossible to determine due to the absence of record-keeping.

Multiple Choice

What is the only West African country that belongs to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Guinea

• Nigeria

• Cote d’Ivoire

• Senegal