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Langue de Barbarie National Park - Quiz
  • 1. What is the French name for Langue de Barbarie?
A) Barbary spit of land
B) Saint-Louis Spit
C) French Coast
D) Senegalese Peninsula
  • 2. Where is the Langue de Barbarie located?
A) Adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, in western Senegal
B) On the coast of Mauritania
C) Near Dakar on the Cape Verde Peninsula
D) In eastern Senegal near the Gambia River
  • 3. What geographical feature does Langue de Barbarie separate from the ocean?
A) Lake Guiers
B) The Casamance River
C) The final section of the Senegal River
D) The Gambia River
  • 4. What is the area covered by Langue de Barbarie National Park?
A) 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres)
B) 5,000 hectares (12,300 acres)
C) 3,500 hectares (8,600 acres)
D) 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres)
  • 5. Which critically endangered species is found in Langue de Barbarie National Park?
A) Green sea turtle
B) Loggerhead sea turtle
C) Hawksbill sea turtle
D) Leatherback sea turtle
  • 6. In what year was Langue de Barbarie National Park designated as a Ramsar site?
A) 2015
B) 2003
C) 2018
D) 2021
  • 7. What event in 2003 caused environmental changes to the Langue de Barbarie?
A) A volcanic eruption
B) A breach was cut near Saint-Louis
C) An earthquake
D) A hurricane
  • 8. How wide did the 2003 breach widen to by December 2013?
A) 500 m (1,640 ft)
B) 1 km (3,280 ft)
C) 800 m (2,600 ft)
D) 4 km (13,120 ft)
  • 9. What was the width of the breach by January 2020?
A) 8 km
B) 5 km
C) 7 km
D) 6 km
  • 10. How much land had been claimed by the sea as of December 2013?
A) 10 km (6.2 mi)
B) 1 km (0.6 mi)
C) 5 km (3.1 mi)
D) Over 3 km (1.9 mi)
  • 11. What was one consequence of the breach in 2003?
A) Creation of new farmland
B) Expansion of urban areas
C) Loss of villages and tourist resorts
D) Increased fish population
  • 12. What was the initial purpose of cutting the breach in 2003?
A) To establish a wildlife reserve
B) For land reclamation
C) To create a new shipping channel
D) To help counter possible flooding
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