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West Africa

Authored by Jake Ebeling

Geography, Social Studies

8th - 11th Grade

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West Africa
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Ghana

Gambia

Senegal

Liberia

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Benue

Niger

Zambezi

Nile

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Guinea

Nigeria

Cote d’Ivoire

Senegal

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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