Chapter 22--West Africa

What animal is ideal for the desert because it can survive without water for a long period of time?

• camel

• cattle

• goat

• sheep

Semi arid region between the Sahara desert and the savanna

• Atlas Mountains

• Sahel

• plains

• plateaus

How many major mountain ranges does West Africa have?

• none

• one

• two

• three

Which area receives more rain?

• savanna

• Sahel

• Sahara

What do Mali, Niger, and Chad all have in common?

• none of them have mountains

• they all have coastlines on the Atlantic

• they are all island countries

• they are all landlocked

Besides English, what is the most widely spoken European language in West Africa?

• Greek

• German

• Italian

• French

How was the Sahara different 10,000 years ago?

• it was mostly tropical rainforest

• even fewer plants and animals lived there

• it had great cities with thousands of inhabitants

• it had grasslands and was more like a savanna than a desert

By what year had all of France's West African colonies achieved independence?

• 2001

• 1991

• 1961

• 1981

Liberia was founded in 1822 as a home for _______________.

• Muslims

• Christians

• Europeans

• freed slaves

What is the largest city in West Africa?

• Lagos, Nigeria

• Accra, Ghana

• Dakar, Senegal

• Bamako, Mali