Is chocolate good for the Ivory Coast

It's name means "food of the Gods" but most people love it. What is the base ingredient of this food that was originally only grown in Central and South America?

• Cocoa beans

• Chilis

• Vanilla

• Honey

What leading producer of cocoa beans is pictured in the image?

• Ivory Coast

• Kenya

• Nigeria

• South America

According to the Background Essay, who were the first Europeans to discover chocolate?

• Spanish

• French

• English

• Swiss

What happed forty years after the Ivory Coast gained independence from France that disrupted the cocoa industry?

• Outbreak of disease

• The Great Migration

• Two Civil Wars in 2002 and 2011

When they colonized Latin America they started to drink chocolate but they preferred to

• Chilis - to make it spicy

• Milk - to make is creamy

• Honey or sugar - to make is sweeter

Using the background Essay explain why Europeans created cocoa farms in West Africa?

Answer explanation

According to the Background Essay, by the 19th Century chocolate was in high demand but Europeans not longer controlled South America - so to feed their craving they created cocoa farms in their African Colonies. These were choosen because the plant will only grow in areas regions along the Equator.