west africa chap. 23
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| study of ruinsand remains from past cultures | archaeology
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| main source of aluminum | bauxite
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| stretching in bands across an area | zonal
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| region of dry grasslands that has a steppe climate | sahel
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| belief that trees and other natural objects have spirits | animism
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| fly that transmits sleeping sickness , a deadly disease | tsetse fly
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| millet and sorghum | staple crops
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| dry,dusty wind that bows south from the sahara during winter | harmattan
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| disease spread by mosquitoes | malaria
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| spoken info passed from person to person through the generations | oral history
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| breaking away from a country. the ibo tried this in 1690s nigeria | secede
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| largest desert on earth | sahara
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| storytellers who pass on their tribes oral history | griots
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| trees that produce seeds used to make cocoa and chocolate | cacao
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| most important river | niger
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| .cultural center of the kingdom of songhay until about the 1600s | timbuktu
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| the sahel countries are all former colonies of this european country | france
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| one of the poorest countries on earth | chad
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| richest natural resources | nigeria
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| has occasional rain,scattered tall trees, and thick grass | savanna
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| only island country in west africa | cape verde
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| most people in mali,niger,and mauritania are what religion | muslim
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| Europeans profited of this | enslaving
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| liberia was home to these people | freed slaves
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| what gov doesn't exist in west africa | communist
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| most populated country in west africa | nigeria
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| means has no access to the coast | landlocked
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| headdresses,turbans,veils colorful cotton fabrics | clothing
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| 95% of nigerias exports are related to this product | oil
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| senegal shares a border and close ties | gambia
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