West Africa

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.

Which of the following countries in West Africa is named after an early trading empire?

• Ghana

• Gambia

• Senegal

• Liberia

The ________ River is the main river of West Africa and an important commercial shipping route.

• Benue

• Niger

• Zambezi

• Nile

In the savanna of West Africa,

• there is frequent rain year-round.

• there is a dry climate year-round.

• there is little plant or animal life.

• there is a wet season and a dry season.

The primary aim of the Global Water Initiative is to

• improve access to clean water and sanitation..

• halt the advance of desertification.

• stop overfishing in ecologically vulnerable areas.

• implement reforestation plans.

What is the only West African country that belongs to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

• Guinea

• Nigeria

• Cote d’Ivoire

• Senegal

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.

Which of the following is an important cash crop—native to Central America and South America—that was

introduced to West Africa during the colonial period?

• sugarcane

• taro

• bananas

• cacao

________ has been shrinking due to drought, desertification, climate change, and the damming of rivers.

• Lake Volta

• Lake Tanganyika

• Lake Chad

• Lake Malawi

The expert ________ weavers of Ghana are known for kente, a brightly colored cloth consisting of bands of

fabric sewn together.

• Hausa

• Ibo

• Ashanti

• Yoruba