Geography
What country is directly North of Nigeria?
Niger
What is dry, dusty wind that blows from the South Sahara?
Harmattan
How many different climate zones are there in West Africa?
Four
True of False: These tribes developed art, language, dance, music, economy, military
True
To allow livestock to strip areas so bare that plants cannot grow back is?
Overgrazing
What is the capital of Nigeria?
Abuja
What is a mineral used to make aluminum?
Bauxite
What is in the desert climate zone?
The Sahara Desert
When did the Europeans settle in West Africa?
The 1400s
A mineral salt used in fertilizers is?
Phosphate
What country is West of Togo?
Ghana
What tropical trees seeds are used to make cocoa and chocolate?
Cocoa Trees
The coastal regions are mainly in what climate zone?
Tropical Zone
Coastal West Africa was ruled by what two tribes?
Ashanti & Benin
A broad grassland in the tropics with few trees is?
Savanna
What countries does the Sahara Desert travel through?
Northern Mali, Mauritania, Niger
What is the definition of drought?
A long period of extreme dryness
What is located in the semi desert climate zone?
The Sahel
What did they sell slaves to Europeans for?
Guns, Rum, and Gunpowder
The definition of compound is?
A group of houses surrounded by walls
What two countries touch Guinea Bissau?
Senegal & Guinea
What is the definition of desertification?
The process in which grasslands turn to desert
Name all of the climate zones in West Africa
Savanna, Tropical, Semi Desert, and Desert
Coastal West Africa was ruled by what two tribes?
Ashanti & Benin
Whats the definition of civil war?
Fighting Among Different Groups Within a Country