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