Banc d'Arguin National Park - Quiz
Banc d Arguin National Park
  • 1. Approximately how many Imraguen tribesmen live within Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) About 2000
B) About 1000
C) About 300
D) About 500
  • 2. How many villages do the Imraguen tribesmen live in within the park?
A) Five
B) Seven
C) Ten
D) Three
  • 3. What is the basis of the economy for the local population in Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) Tourism
B) Subsistence fishing using traditional methods
C) Agriculture
D) Mining
  • 4. How many bird species have been recorded in Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) At least 108
B) 50
C) 75
D) 200
  • 5. Which of the following birds has a maximum recorded population of nearly 98,000 in Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) Greater flamingo
B) Grey plover
C) Red knot
D) Ringed plover
  • 6. Which bird species has the highest maximum recorded population in Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) Greater flamingo
B) Dunlin (one million)
C) Bar-tailed godwit
D) Curlew sandpiper
  • 7. Which of the following birds is a breeding bird found in Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) White pelican
B) Red knot
C) Dunlin
D) Greater flamingo
  • 8. Which endangered marine mammal can be seen all-year round in Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) Atlantic grey whales
B) Humpback whales
C) North Atlantic right whales
D) Mediterranean monk seals
  • 9. Which of the following dolphins can be seen in Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) Atlantic humpback dolphins
B) Common dolphins
C) Bottlenose dolphins
D) Risso's dolphins
  • 10. Which of the following whales is known to visit Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) Humpback whales
B) North Atlantic right whales
C) Atlantic grey whales
D) Fin whales
  • 11. Which rare fish species is only known from Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) False shark ray
B) Hammerhead shark
C) Great white shark
D) Manta ray
  • 12. In which country is Banc d'Arguin National Park located?
A) Mauritania
B) Morocco
C) Algeria
D) Senegal
  • 13. What was the former mouth of the Tamanrasset River known as before it became a national park?
A) Gulf of Guinea
B) Red Sea
C) Bay of Arguin
D) Mediterranean Sea
  • 14. When was Banc d'Arguin National Park established as a nature reserve?
A) 2000
B) 1985
C) 1976
D) 1990
  • 15. Which of the following species is NOT mentioned as breeding in Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) Pelicans
B) Terns
C) Flamingos
D) Penguins
  • 16. Which islands are part of the sand banks where much of the breeding occurs in Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) Tidra, Niroumi, Nair, Kijji and Arguim
B) Sahara, Gobi, Kalahari
C) Bali, Java, Sumatra
D) Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles
  • 17. What significant contribution does the park's fisheries make?
A) To international trade
B) To global tourism
C) To space exploration
D) To the national economy
  • 18. What makes Banc d'Arguin National Park an important site for migratory birds?
A) Its mild climate and absence of human disturbance
B) Its urban development
C) Its high altitude
D) Its cold weather
  • 19. How many pairs of nesting birds are there in Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) Less than 10,000 pairs
B) Exactly 30,000 pairs
C) More than 50,000 pairs
D) Between 25,000 and 40,000 pairs
  • 20. How many species of nesting birds are found in Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) 5 species
B) 15 species
C) 20 species
D) 10 species
  • 21. Why has Banc d'Arguin National Park been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International?
A) Because it supports large numbers of wintering waterbirds
B) Because it hosts annual music festivals
C) Because it has the largest desert in Africa
D) Because it is a popular tourist destination
  • 22. What type of fishing techniques are allowed by the indigenous community within Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) Commercial trawling
B) Modern industrial methods
C) Relatively primitive techniques and tools
D) Use of motor boats
  • 23. What is one of the most challenging issues facing conservation in Banc d'Arguin National Park?
A) Mining activities
B) Targeting sharks and rays for international markets
C) Urbanization
D) Deforestation
  • 24. What natural feature forms Dakhlet Nouadhibou to the east?
A) Cape Timiris
B) Ras Nouadhibou peninsula
C) Arguin Island
D) Senegal River
  • 25. How long is the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula?
A) 32 kilometres (20 mi)
B) 50 kilometres (31 mi)
C) 43 kilometres (27 mi)
D) 7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
  • 26. What type of vegetation is rare on coastal dunes?
A) Swallowworts
B) Vegetation
C) Tamarisk bushes
D) Dwarf acacias
  • 27. Which part of Banc d'Arguin National Park has little vegetation?
A) Along the coastline
B) The south
C) The north
D) Central region
  • 28. What is the average annual rainfall in Nouadhibou?
A) Less than 30 mm
B) Between 50 and 70 mm
C) Around 200 mm
D) More than 100 mm
  • 29. What are the mean maximum temperatures in Nouakchott?
A) 35 °C
B) 28 °C
C) 25 °C
D) 32 °C
  • 30. What is the depth of water over extensive shoals several dozen km off the present shoreline?
A) More than 50 m
B) 10–20 m
C) Less than 5 m
D) 30–50 m
  • 31. What separates the inner shelf environments from those of the outer shelf on Banc d'Arguin?
A) A sharp morphological step
B) A coral reef
C) An underwater plateau
D) A gradual slope
  • 32. What are the Arguin and Timiris Mud Wedges composed of?
A) Sandstone fragments
B) Volcanic rock
C) Limestone deposits
D) Silt-sized quartzose materials
  • 33. When did the Arguin and Timiris Mud Wedges start to form?
A) Early in the Holocene
B) During the Jurassic period
C) At the end of the Cretaceous
D) In the Pleistocene epoch
  • 34. Which European power first established a trading fort at Arguin?
A) Portugal
B) Spain
C) England
D) France
  • 35. What was the Portuguese initially seeking in their African explorations?
A) Vast wealth in interior kingdoms
B) Precious metals
C) New trade routes to Asia
D) Spices and silk
  • 36. What commodity did the Portuguese begin dealing in after having slight success with gold?
A) Wool
B) Slaves
C) Timber
D) Spices
  • 37. Which European power was dominant along the coast after the merger of the Portuguese and Spanish crowns in 1580?
A) England
B) Netherlands
C) France
D) Spain
  • 38. Who first began exploiting the gum arabic trade?
A) The Portuguese
B) The French
C) The Dutch
D) The English
  • 39. Which European power established a permanent settlement at Saint Louis in 1678?
A) England
B) Spain
C) France
D) Netherlands
  • 40. Which European power expelled France from the West African coast in 1763?
A) The Spanish
B) The Portuguese
C) The British
D) The Dutch
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