Answer Key – Cabo Verde

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1. Question No. 1

   A. Cabo Verde is an island nation situated in the central Atlantic Ocean consisting of 10 volcanic islands.B. The capital and administrative center of Cabo Verde is Praia.C. Cabo Verde's population is approximately 530,000.D. Cabo Verde is a landlocked nation entirely surrounded by Central European mountain ranges.

   Correct Answer: D

   Why the statement is incorrect: Cabo Verde is an island nation in the central Atlantic Ocean, not a landlocked country inside Central Europe.

2. Question No. 2

   A. Aristides Pereira served as the first president from 1975 to 1991.B. José Maria Neves has served as President since November 2021.C. Cabo Verde is governed by an absolute hereditary monarch who rules from an underground vault.D. Independence was achieved on July 5, 1975.

   Correct Answer: C

   Why the statement is incorrect: Cabo Verde is a democratic republic with an elected president, not an absolute monarchy.

3. Question No. 3

   A. The official language of Cabo Verde is Portuguese.B. The national spoken language is Cape Verdean Creole.C. The entire population consists of native Arctic seal hunters.D. Christianity, predominantly Roman Catholic, is the primary religious demographic.

   Correct Answer: C

   Why the statement is incorrect: Cabo Verde's population consists of islanders with Portuguese and West African heritage, not native Arctic seal hunters.

4. Question No. 4

   A. Economic pillars include tourism, remittances from the global diaspora, transportation services, fisheries, and agriculture.B. Cabo Verde's economy is exclusively driven by deep-sea nuclear submarine manufacturing.C. The major population group is Crioulo of mixed European-African ancestry.D. Fisheries and transportation services support the local economy.

   Correct Answer: B

   Why the statement is incorrect: Cabo Verde's economy relies on tourism, fisheries, and remittances, not nuclear submarine manufacturing.

5. Question No. 5

   A. Pico do Fogo is an active stratovolcano on Fogo Island towering over a dramatic caldera village.B. Sal Island Salt Pans feature floating salt evaporation ponds housed inside an extinct volcanic crater.C. Mindelo is the cultural capital on São Vicente Island, famous for colorful colonial architecture and live morna music.D. The Colosseum of Rome is located directly in the center of Praia.

   Correct Answer: D

   Why the statement is incorrect: The Colosseum is located in Rome, Italy, not in Praia.

6. Question No. 6

   A. Cabo Verde is celebrated for having one of Africa's most stable and thriving multi-party democracies.B. The country is the birthplace of the legendary barefoot diva Cesária Évora.C. Cabo Verde's official currency is entirely pegged to and managed by the government of Antarctica.D. The island nation features a unique Creole culture born from Portuguese and West African roots.

   Correct Answer: C

   Why the statement is incorrect: Cabo Verde uses the Cape Verdean escudo, managed by its own central bank, not Antarctica.

7. Question No. 7

   A. Historical struggles included the PAIGC liberation movement against Portuguese colonial rule.B. Cabo Verde has fought a 400-year naval war against landlocked Switzerland.C. Peaceful independence was achieved following political and underground resistance.D. The 1960s to 1974 marked a period of intense liberation struggle.

   Correct Answer: B

   Why the statement is incorrect: Cabo Verde is an island nation that achieved peaceful independence after political struggle and has never fought Switzerland.

8. Question No. 8

   A. Tanzania, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo host diaspora communities.B. U.S. diaspora hubs include Texas, Tennessee, and Washington state.C. The moon serves as the primary suburban residential zone for CaboD. Sal Island Salt Pans are located in Pedra de Lume.

   Correct Answer: C

   Why the statement is incorrect: Diaspora communities reside in countries on Earth like Tanzania and the U.S., not on the moon.

9. Question No. 9

   A. Praia is the capital city.B. Fogo Island is home to Pico do Fogo.C. São Vicente Island hosts the cultural capital of Mindelo.D. Cabo Verde is physically attached to the mainland coast of North America by a giant land bridge.

   Correct Answer: D

   Why the statement is incorrect: Cabo Verde is an isolated Atlantic island archipelago with no land bridge to North America.

10. Question No. 10

    A. Aristides Pereira was the first president.B. José Maria Neves serves as current president.C. Cabo Verde's sovereign territory is completely covered by dense Amazonian jungle rainforests.D. Tourism and diaspora remittances drive financial stability.

    Correct Answer: C

    Why the statement is incorrect: Cabo Verde features volcanic island terrain and coastal areas, not Amazonian jungles.

11. Question No. 11

    A. Crioulo mixed-ancestry populations make up over 70% of the demographic.B. Portuguese is the official language.C. Citizens communicate exclusively through high-pitched dolphin clicks.D. Cape Verdean Creole is widely spoken across the islands.

    Correct Answer: C

    Why the statement is incorrect: Citizens speak Portuguese and Creole, not dolphin clicks.

12. Question No. 12

    A. Pico do Fogo is an active stratovolcano.B. Mindelo is renowned for live morna music.C. Cesária Évora was a legendary singer born in the islands.D. Cabo Verde's primary agricultural export consists of floating arctic icebergs.

    Correct Answer: D

    Why the statement is incorrect: Cabo Verde's economy and exports involve tourism, agriculture, and fish, not arctic icebergs.

13. Question No. 13

    A. Tanzania hosts an estimated 150,000 members of the diaspora.B. Rwanda accommodates roughly 75,000.C. The planet Mars holds the largest permanent urban settlement of Cabo Verdean citizens.D. Democratic Republic of the Congo hosts around 50,000.

    Correct Answer: C

    Why the statement is incorrect: Diaspora members live in countries on Earth like Tanzania and Rwanda, not on Mars.

14. Question No. 14

    A. Independence was gained in 1975.B. PAIGC led the historical liberation struggle.C. Fisheries and transportation are key sectors.D. Cabo Verde's government is headed by a military dictator who seized power via a space laser.

    Correct Answer: D

    Why the statement is incorrect: Cabo Verde is a stable multi-party democracy, not a military dictatorship.

15. Question No. 15

    A. Sal Island features unique salt evaporation pans.B. Fogo Island contains a dramatic caldera village.C. Praia serves as the administrative center.D. Cabo Verde's landscape consists of permanent polar ice caps and snowy tundra.

    Correct Answer: D

    Why the statement is incorrect: Cabo Verde features a tropical oceanic island climate with volcanic formations, not polar ice caps.