Physical Geography
The most important river in West Africa?
Niger River
slave trade
The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits?
animism
What does it mean when a country tries to break away from the main country?
Main West African countries have been hit with an extreme shortage of food?
famine
The spread of desertlike conditions?
Desertification
Songhai city and cultural center?
Tumbuktu
What are the two most common religions in West Africa?
Islam and Christianity
List two issues most West African countries struggle with?
drought, famine, bad governments, not enough resources
Story tellers in Senegal and Gambia?
griots
West Africa's climates are organized by zone, which is also called?
zonal
One of the earliest kingdom that became rich and powerful from trade?
Ghana
In many homes, you will find other close relatives living in the same household?
extended family
Which country was founded for freed slaves from America?
Liberia
This West African country has one of the most stable democratic governments in all of Africa?
Cape Verde
A narrow strip of land that divides the desert from wetter areas?
Sahel
Name three European countries that controlled colonies in West Africa in the 1800s?
Britain, Germany, and Portugal
How did Europeans draw up the colonial boundaries?
by separating ethnic groups
The oil industry and former capital of Nigeria?
Lagos
Ghaha and the Ivory Coast are both main exporters of what?
cacao
An area of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs?
savanna
When did the last West African colony become independent?
1974
Which country has more than 250 ethnic groups?
Nigeria
Which ethnic group tried to leave Nigeria?
Igbo
Which country is one of the poorest in the world?
Mali