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West Africa Today Section 3

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To break away from the main country

a)

secede

b)

Lagos

c)

famine

d)

industrial

2.

An extreme shortage of food

a)

famine

b)

secede

c)

industrial

d)

corrupt

3.

The former capital of Nigeria and the most populous city in West Africa

a)

Lagos

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Abuja

d)

Sahel

4.

The second largest country in West Africa is

a)

Nigeria

b)

Niger

c)

Chad

d)

Ghana

5.

What is Nigeria's most important resource?

a)

oil

b)

Igbo

c)

food

d)

coal

6.

What are two causes of poverty in Nigeria?

a)

It has a very high birthrate and cannot produce enough food.

b)

A corrupt government

c)

It is a coastal country

d)

There are few people that live there.

7.

Which two West African countries produce peanuts and offer tourism sites?

a)

Senegal

b)

Gambia

c)

Nigeria

d)

Chad

8.

Which West African country has some bauxite reserves?

a)

Guinea

b)

Liberia

c)

Sierra Leone'

d)

Togo

9.

What type of government does Cape Verde have?

a)

democratic government

b)

communist government

c)

socialist government

d)

corrupt government

10.

What are three natural resources found in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire?

a)

gold

b)

timber

c)

agricultural products

d)

bauxite

11.

What are two causes of famine in Niger?

a)

drought

b)

expanding desert

c)

too much rain

d)

too many mountains

12.

What West African country is the poorest countries in the world?

a)

Mali

b)

Niger

c)

Chad

d)

Ghana