Geography
Vocabulary
Francophone
Ivory Coast
Senegal
100
The world's longest river.
What is the Nile?
100
An Arab market place. It usually has very narrow streets.
What is a souk?
100
This word means French speaking.
What is francophone?
100
This animal is pictured on the flag of the Ivory Coast.
What is an elephant?
100
What is the capital of Senegal?
What is Dakar?
200
The world's largest and hottest desert.
What is the Sahara?
200
Another word for toilet.
What is latrine?
200
There are this many French speaking countries in Africa.
What is 24?
200
In the 1700s the country was a large exporter of this. This is why the country got its name.
What is ivory/ elephant tusks?
200
The official language of Senegal.
What is French?
300
The 2nd largest continent.
What is Africa?
300
The native people who live in the Maghreb.
Who are Berbers?
300
These three countries make up the Francophone Maghreb.
What is Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco?
300
The largest cathedral in Africa.
What is Basilica de Notre Dame de la Paix?
300
The Senegalese flag has a star on it which represents these 3 things.
What are perfection, light and knowledge?
400
The 4th largest island in the world.
What is Madagascar?
400
The non-European part of a North African city.
What is the medina?
400
When a country gains independence and is no longer under the rule of another country.
What is decolonization?
400
The economic capital of the Ivory Coast.
What is Abidjan?
400
The widely spoken naive language in Senegal.
What is Wolof?
500
Where the Maghreb is located.
What is northwest Africa?
500
This means the "setting sun" in Arabic.
What is the Maghreb?
500
France was not the only European country to colonize Africa. Name 3 other European powers that also colonized Africa.
What are Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Great Britain and Portugal.
500
The first president of the Ivory Coast.
Who is Felix Houphouet-Boigny?
500
This lake is famous because of its pink color.
What is Lake Retba or Lac Rose in French?