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WorksheetsChapter 16 Western Africa Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Though gold first attracted Europeans to the region, gold mining is no longer important to West Africa.
True
False
West Africa is the least populous region of Africa.
True
False
Most of Benin's rain forest has been cleared of hardwoods.
True
False
Liberia was founded in 1822 as a home for freed American slaves.
True
False
The Ghana Empire was West Africa's first trading kingdom.
True
False
The Almoravids were North African Christians who conquered ancient Ghana.
True
False
The savanna receives more rainfall than the sahel.
True
False
Lake Chad is one of the world's largest artificial Lakes.
True
False
Since the Biafran war ended, Nigeria has been ruled by freely elected governments.
True
False
West Africa has no major mountain ranges.
True
False
What is one way life in rural West Africa differs from life in cities there?
The nuclear family structure is more common in rural areas.
Rural dwellers are far more likely to deal with a wide variety of people every day.
Rural West Africans speak English or French almost exclusively.
Rural dwellers are more likely to wear traditional clothing.
What do the countries of Mali, Niger, and Chad have in common?
They all have a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.
No mountains are located within their borders.
They are all landlocked countries.
They are all island nations.
Besides English, which of the following European languages is most widely used in West Africa?
Italian
German
French
Greek
Which of the following shows the major West African trading kingdoms in correct chronological order?
Bantu, Songhai, Ghana
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Songhai, Ghana, Bantu
Mali, Ghana, Songhai
Which of the following correctly lists the climate zones of West Africa from North to South?
Savanna, rain forest, semiarid Sahel, arid desert
arid desert, semiarid Sahel, savanna, rain forest
semiarid Sahel, rain forest, savanna, arid desert
rain forest, savanna, semiarid Sahel, arid desert
Which domesticated animals were ideal for the desert dwellers due to their ability to survive without water for long periods of time?
cattle
sheep
goats
camels
Why was salt such an important trade good in West Africa?
Salt was used in the animist religious rituals of the West African people.
West Africans used it to preserve food.
Salt was used by West African families as a cleansing agent.
West Africans gave salt to their animals to help them retain fluids.
Which body of water is the main source for the fishing industry?
Lake Chad
Senegal River
Lake Volta
Niger River
What waterway marks the border between Mauritania and Senegal?
Niger River
White Volta River
Lake Chad
Senegal River
How are the natural resources of Ghana and Burkina Faso similar?
Both nations contain gold deposits.
Iron ore deposits in both nations have been depleted.
Both are leaders in the production of hardwoods.
Salt mining is the leading industry in both nations.
Which is the best explanation for the collapse of the Ghana Empire?
The region's gold reserves became depleted.
The conquering Almoravids brought infectious disease.
Trading routes shifted to other parts of West Africa.
The empire grew weak because it could not feed its growing population.
Which of the following is West Africa's longest and most important river?
Niger River
Senegal River
Nile River
Black Volta River
In which natural resource is Nigeria especially rich?
silver
oil
manganese
salt
Which of the following allowed the Bantu to expand easily into areas occupied by hunter-gather groups?
their Muslim religion
their farming practices
their great wealth
their knowledge of the Sahara
Which of the following statements about the population of West Africa as it compares to most of the rest of the world is accurate?
The population is much older.
The birthrate is considerably lower.
The population is growing more slowly.
Life expectancy is shorter.
to formally withdraw from a political union
kente
backout
harmattan
secede
hot winter wind that blows up dust in the Sahara
kente
harmattan
westerlies
secede
the practice of seizing political control of other places to create an empire
imperialism
dictatorship
realism
kente
the underlying framework of an area, such as roads and bridges
kente
secede
base
infrastructure
colorful, handwoven traditional fabric from Ghana
harmattan
secede
kente
Ghana basket
semiarid region between the Sahara desert and the Savanna
basin
Sahel
pidgin
creole
depressed area of land drained by a river and its tributaries
basin
Sahel
creole
Ennedi
blend of two or more languages that becomes the language of a region
pidgin
arabic
creole
Ennedi
arid desert plateau region near Chad's eastern border
basin
Sahel
Sahara
Ennedi
simplified language used by people who cannot speak each other's languages
creole
spanglish
pidgin
Sahel
The Nile, Congo, and Niger are the names of _________.
major mountains in Africa
major rivers in Africa
major coastal plains in Africa
Hand-woven, brightly covered cloth popular in Africa
denim
kente
brocade
Silk
Why was salt such a valuable good? (pick 2)
It was rare
to preserve food
It was magical
for flavor
A family made up of several generations is call what?
ancestor
clan
savanna
extended family
