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  • Recent drought has contributed to the shrinking of Lake Chad.
    True
  • depressed area of land drained by a river and its tributaries
    basin
  • In 1989, Charles Taylor led an invasion of Nigeria to depose the president.
    False - Liberia
  • What is animism?
    the belief in spirits of one’s ancestors, the air, the earth, and rivers
  • By 1961, all of France’s West African colonies had achieved independence.
    True
  • what effects did colonial borders created by Europeans have on ethnic groups in West Africa?
    Ethnic groups often were divided by national borders.
  • What is the key characteristic of the climates throughout West Africa?
    wet season and dry season
  • The savanna receives more rainfall than the Sahel.
    True
  • Which of the following statements about languages in West Africa is accurate?
    In some places, people speak a blend of European and African languages.
  • Which of the following is a reasonable conclusion?
    The map of West Africa would look much different if national boundaries followed ethnic divisions.
  • What is the most popular form of recreation in West Africa?
    dance
  • Liberia was founded in 1822 as a home for freed American slaves.
    True
  • West Africa has no major mountain ranges.
    True
  • European languages are the official languages of most of West Africa.
    True
  • . How did the Sahara of 10,000 years ago differ from the Sahara of today?
    It had grasslands and was more like a savanna than a desert.
  • Which of the following statements about the European colonization of West Africa is accurate?
    Europeans made the important decisions about how Africans lived.
  • Villages in West Africa represent the homesteads of extended families.
    True
  • Lake Chad is one of the world’s largest artificial lakes.
    False
  • West Africa had few large towns until the colonial period.
    True
  • The Ghana Empire was West Africa’s first trading kingdom.
    True
  • arid desert plateau region near Chad’s eastern border
    Ennedi
  • Which of the following statements about the population of West Africa as it compares to most of the rest of the world is accurate?
    Life expectancy is shorter.
  • The Fouta Djallon, a highland region of savanna and deciduous forest, is located in which country?
    Guinea
  • Which domesticated animals were ideal for desert dwellers due to their ability to survive without water for long periods of time?
    camels
  • blend of two or more languages that becomes the language of a region
    creole
  • In which natural resource is Nigeria especially rich?
    oil
  • From what activity did the small African kingdoms along the West African coast become rich beginning around the 1500s?
    slave trade
  • What do the countries of Mali, Niger, and Chad have in common?
    They are all landlocked countries.
  • West Africa is the least populous region of Africa.
    False
  • The Almoravids were North African Christians who conquered ancient Ghana.
    False
  • What is one way life in rural West Africa differs from life in cities there?
    Rural dwellers are more likely to wear traditional clothing.
  • Though gold first attracted Europeans to the region, gold mining is no longer important to West Africa..
    False
  • In early times, the main barrier to contact between West Africa and North Africa was the Sahel.
    False - Sahara
  • Which of the following correctly lists the climate zones of West Africa from north to south?
    arid desert, semiarid Sahel, savanna, rain forest
  • Most of Benin’s rain forest has been cleared of hardwoods.
    True
  • Which body of water is the main source for the fishing industry in Mali?
    Niger River
  • Since the Biafran war ended, Nigeria has been ruled by freely elected governments.
    False
  • The colonial powers built West African economies on a wide variety of resources and industries.
    False
  • simplified language used by people who cannot speak each other’s languages
    pidgin
  • Chinua Achebe is a famous writer from Nigeria.
    True
  • Which is the best explanation for the collapse of the Ghana Empire?
    The empire grew weak because it could not feed its growing population.
  • The HIV virus is a serious problem in West Africa.
    True
  • Which of the following is West Africa’s longest and most important river?
    Niger River
  • semiarid region between the Sahara desert and the savanna
    Sahel
  • Which of the following allowed the Bantu to expand easily into areas occupied by hunter-gatherer groups?
    their farming practices
  • Which is the largest city in West Africa?
    Lagos, Nigeria
  • Which of the following shows the major West African trading kingdoms in correct chronological order?
    Ghana, Mali, Songhai
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