West Africa Quiz

All of Africa that is south of the Sahara is known as...

• Rain Forrest

• Kalahari Desert

• Sub-Sahara

• Sahel

Which climate zone is a semi arid strip of land separating the Sahara desert from the grass land?

• Sahara Desert

• Sahel

• Savannah

• Rain Forrest

One third of the continent of Africa is covered by what climate zone?

• Desert

• Savannah

• Sahel

• Rain Forrest

What river is majority of West Africans reliant upon for water, food, and transportation? This river is also known as "River of Life".

• Nile River

• Niger River

• Ubangi River

• Senegal River

West Africans advanced in Agriculture with the discovery of what resource?

• Salt

• Gold

• Diamonds

• Iron

What particular farm tool did West Africans use to help clear land and use the dirt for growing crops?

• Scythe

• Shovel

• Hoe

• Cotton Gin

One of the most valuable items traded in West Africa was gold. What other item was traded in West Africa and considered equal in value to gold?

• Camels

• Silk

• Salt

• Water

The Empire of Ghana began thriving as what kind of society before it became a major trading empire?

• Farming society

• Military society

• Nomadic society

• Sedentary society

Ghana grew in wealth and power by trading in what two items throughout the empire?

• Cotton and milk

• Gold and Salt

• Cattle and Gold

• Books and Salt

What was one of the causes for Ghana's decline?

• Barbarian invasion

• Weak rulers

• Disease

• Overgrazing