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National Park of Upper Niger - Quiz
Contributed by: Bryan
  • 1. In which year was the National Park of Upper Niger gazetted?
A) January 1987
B) January 2007
C) January 2017
D) January 1997
  • 2. What is the core area size of the National Park of Upper Niger?
A) 500 km2 (193 sq mi)
B) 450 km2 (174 sq mi)
C) 600 km2 (231 sq mi)
D) 554 km2 (214 sq mi)
  • 3. Which forest is the last remaining area of dry forest in Guinea?
A) Futa Forest
B) Mafou Forest
C) Gorée Forest
D) Kankan Forest
  • 4. What was one reason for the low population density in the Mafou Forest area?
A) Droughts
B) Widespread river-blindness
C) Earthquakes
D) Floods
  • 5. Who was responsible for atrocities that affected population density in the Mafou Forest area?
A) Askia Muhammad
B) Seku Amadu
C) Samory Touré
D) Mansa Musa
  • 6. How many zones does the National Park of Upper Niger comprise?
A) Two zones
B) Three zones
C) One zone
D) Four zones
  • 7. What activities are permitted in the buffer zone of the park?
A) Urban development
B) Mining and logging
C) Farming and collection of non-timber forest products
D) Industrial manufacturing
  • 8. Since which year is the protected area considered a Lion Conservation Unit?
A) 2010
B) 2005
C) 2015
D) 1999
  • 9. What is the dominant ecological zone in the park?
A) Rainforest
B) Tundra
C) Savannah
D) Desert
  • 10. Which rivers have riparian forests within the park?
A) Kakum and Ankobra Rivers
B) Volta and Niger Rivers
C) Senegal and Gambia Rivers
D) Niger and Mafou Rivers
  • 11. What percentage of the park is agricultural?
A) Twenty percent
B) Fifteen percent
C) Around five percent
D) Ten percent
  • 12. How many species of mammals were recorded in surveys conducted during 1996–97?
A) 74 species
B) 104 species
C) 94 species
D) 84 species
  • 13. Which primate is found in the park?
A) Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
B) Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
C) Baboon (Papio anubis)
D) Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
  • 14. Which large mammal is extinct in the park?
A) Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
B) Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
C) Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
D) African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
  • 15. From where did lions probably migrate back to the park in 1997?
A) Tinkisso River region
B) Volta River region
C) Gambia River region
D) Senegal River region
  • 16. What is one threat to the park mentioned in the text?
A) Deforestation for agriculture
B) Oil drilling
C) Air pollution
D) Large trade in hunted animals
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