Physical Geography
Natural resources
African kingdoms
Colonial powers
Current West African life
100
  • What are the West African countries that are landlocked?

Mali, Niger, Chad, and Burkina Faso are landlocked.

100
  • Where can diamonds, manganese, bauxite be found?

Ghana

100
  • How did the Bantu people influence west Africa?

Their farming practices allowed them to expand into areas occupied by hunter-gatherer groups.

100
  • When did Europeans arrive on West African shores?

The late 1800s

100
  • What is the most populous region in Africa?

West Africa

200
  • What are the West African territories or countries that are islands?

Cape Verde, St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha are islands.

200
  • Where are phosphate and limestone found?


Togo

200
  • How do people speak a Bantu language today?

Today more than 500 distinct Bantu languages are spoken by 85 million Africans.

200
  •  How were Europeans involved in the slave trade?

The Europeans purchased the slaves t0o do their slaves.

200
  • What are the official languages of West African countries?

English, Portuguese, French, and Arabic became the official languages.

300
  • How does the Sahel influence the region?

The Sahel is a semiarid region between the arid Sahara and the savanna.

300
  • Where is salt found?

Niger

300
  • Who conquered Ghana in 1000 A.D.?

The Almoravids

300
  • What happened to West African kingdoms when slavery was outlawed?

The economies began to fall

300
  • What are the dominant religions?

Islam and cristianity 

400
  • How does the Niger River influence, West Africa?

Provides power, water, and fishing. 

400
  • Where is iron ore found?

Nigeria

400
  • How did Ghana grow rich?

From the gold trade

400
  • What caused European expansion in Africa during the late 19th century?

The countries expanded into Africa

400
  • What are the key resources in West Africa?

petroleum, gold, peanuts, or copper.

500
  • What seasons does West Africa have?

Wet seasons and dry seasons. 

500
  • Where is petroleum found?

Nigeria

500
  • How did Mansa Musa influence the region?

He destabilized an economy.

500
  • When did African countries gain their freedom?

The late 1950s

500
  • How does the rural/urban?

Modern health care is hard to come by even in large cities, but it is almost impossible to get in rural areas.

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