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Nigeria Quiz Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following are all environmental factors in Nigeria EXCEPT:

a)

Desertification

b)

Water Pollution

c)

High Crime

d)

Industrial Waste

2.

Which of the following countries share a border with Nigeria?

a)

Egypt

b)

Chad

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Benin

3.

The population pyramid of Nigeria has dramatically changed in recent years.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What percentage of the population lives in urban areas?

a)

48%

b)

64%

c)

58%

d)

52%

5.

Which two ethnic groups are located in northern Nigeria and practice Islam?

a)

Hausa

b)

Igbo

c)

Yoruba

d)

Fulani

6.

Which ethnic group is found predominantly in southeastern Nigeria?

a)

Ijaw

b)

Igbo

c)

Yoruba

d)

Hausa-Fulani

7.

Which ethnic group is Nigeria's most urban?

a)

Yoruba

b)

Ijaw

c)

Hausa-Fulani

d)

Igbo

8.

Which ethnic groups' traditional land is located in the Niger River Delta - which is rich in oil?

a)

Yoruba

b)

Igbo

c)

Hausa-Fulani

d)

Ijaw

9.

What is the official language of Nigeria?

a)

Hausa

b)

Fula

c)

English

d)

Hebrew

10.

Most Muslims live in northern Nigeria, while most Christians live in eastern Nigeria.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

All of the following are religions in Nigeria EXCEPT:

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Indigenous

12.

The culture of Nigeria is the same everywhere.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Families are typically __________ than western countries.

a)

Smaller

b)

Larger

c)

Older

d)

Younger

14.

Nigeria's government is like which country?

a)

Japan

b)

Great Britain

c)

United States

d)

Australia

15.

Who is the head of state in Nigeria?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Vice President

c)

General

d)

President

16.

What percent of Nigerians work in agricultural producetion?

a)

20%

b)

35%

c)

52%

d)

70%

17.

Rural settlements consist of dispersed homestead called?

a)

Ranches

b)

Favelas

c)

Compounds

d)

Treehouses

18.

A number of homesteads makes up a what?

a)

Village

b)

Hamlet

c)

Town

d)

City

19.

More Nigerians live in rural areas than urban.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What percent of growth per year do towns and cities in Nigeria experience?

a)

1.3%

b)

2%

c)

4%

d)

6.5%

21.

What was discovered in Nigeria in 1956 and is their most important resource?

a)

Petroleum / Oil

b)

Coal

c)

Tin

d)

Natural Gas

22.

What percent of Nigerians are estimated to live in poverty?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

50%

d)

70%

23.

What are the two Nigerias that exist today?

a)

One that has deep ties to Judaism.

b)

One that consists of people who live in abject poverty.

c)

One that distributes wealth equally among all Nigerians.

d)

One that is rapidly developing and consists of a new middle class eager to spend money.