A
Lake Victoria
B
Lake Faguibine
C
Lake Oguta
D
Lake Volta
Correct answer: (c) Lake Oguta
Explanation
- A
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria. Still Africa’s largest freshwater lake.
- B
Lake Faguibine
Lake Faguibine. A shrinking Malian Sahel lake; not the keyed option.
- C
Lake Oguta
Lake Oguta. The West African lake keyed as having dried into desert in this paper.
- D
Lake Volta
Lake Volta. A large Ghanaian reservoir, still in water.
Summary. Official key is (c) Lake Oguta. Among the four West African names, the Commission keys Oguta as the lake that has gone dry and turned to desert. Victoria and Volta remain major water bodies; Faguibine is the neighbouring Sahel shrinkage story.
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