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