Question | Answer |
study of ruinsand remains from past cultures | archaeology |
main source of aluminum | bauxite |
stretching in bands across an area | zonal |
region of dry grasslands that has a steppe climate | sahel |
belief that trees and other natural objects have spirits | animism |
fly that transmits sleeping sickness , a deadly disease | tsetse fly |
millet and sorghum | staple crops |
dry,dusty wind that bows south from the sahara during winter | harmattan |
disease spread by mosquitoes | malaria |
spoken info passed from person to person through the generations | oral history |
breaking away from a country. the ibo tried this in 1690s nigeria | secede |
largest desert on earth | sahara |
storytellers who pass on their tribes oral history | griots |
trees that produce seeds used to make cocoa and chocolate | cacao |
most important river | niger |
.cultural center of the kingdom of songhay until about the 1600s | timbuktu |
the sahel countries are all former colonies of this european country | france |
one of the poorest countries on earth | chad |
richest natural resources | nigeria |
has occasional rain,scattered tall trees, and thick grass | savanna |
only island country in west africa | cape verde |
most people in mali,niger,and mauritania are what religion | muslim |
Europeans profited of this | enslaving |
liberia was home to these people | freed slaves |
what gov doesn't exist in west africa | communist |
most populated country in west africa | nigeria |
means has no access to the coast | landlocked |
headdresses,turbans,veils colorful cotton fabrics | clothing |
95% of nigerias exports are related to this product | oil |
senegal shares a border and close ties | gambia |