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