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West Africa Vocab
Important words connected to what we are going to be learning about West Africa.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Human-Environment Interaction | How humans affect the environment and how the environment affects humans |
| Command Economy | Government controls the economy |
| Traditional Economy | Economy where customs guide trade |
| Market Economy | No rules or regulations (economy is strictly based off of supply and demand) |
| Mixed Economy | Government and supply and demand have a say in the economy (some rules and regulations) |
| Trade Route | A route, such as a river, that is a center for trade and embargo for other civilizations to be able to trade |
| Trans-Saharan Trade | Trade that required humans from the north and south to trade and go through Ghana to get to the side of the trade |
| Taxes | The amount of money a human owes to the government |
| Kingdom of Ghana | A kingdom that became rich through trans-Saharan trade because they taxed goods going in and out of the region (because it was in the middle of Africa) |
| Wangara | A kingdom in Africa that was very rich because they had a lot of gold that were found in their secret gold mines that they never revealed to other civilizations |
| Natural Resource | A resource found in nature that helps humans survive |
| Sahel | A region in the northern part of Africa that is considered to be a semi-desert |
| Sahara Desert | A vast desert in north Africa that made travel difficult through the region until the introduction of the camel for trade |
| Savanna | A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees. |
| Tribute | Tribute was a payment to the ruler that conquered a person in which they excepted the king's authority |
| Population Growth | A growth of population in people in a certain area or region |
| Extended Families | Early farming communities were made up of these |
| Government | A governing body or system in a nation or region |
| Monarchy | A government in which a supreme ruler rules and makes all the decisions (the family line rules) |
| Taghaza | A region in Africa that had a lot of salt and became successful in trans-Saharan trade because other regions didn't have salt and they did (they could trade for stuff they needed in exchange for the salt they mined |
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