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40 Cards in this Set
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This country's ethnic groups include Hausa, Djerma, Fulani, and Tuareg
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Mauritania
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Formerly known as Upper Volta
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Burkina Faso
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The largest coffee crop in Afria comes from what country?
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Cote d' Ivoire
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This West African country was formerly a German colony
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Togo
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Africa's most populous country
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Nigeria
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THis country has one-third of the world's bauxite supply
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Guinea
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Senegal shares one of the most unusual boundaries in the world with this country
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Gambia
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THis country's name means "war chief"
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Ghana
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Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau were colonized by what country?
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Portugal
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This is considered the cradle of West Africa.
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Niger
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Name the three environmental zones of West Africa.
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Dryland
Savanna Forest |
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Approximately how many ethnic groups does Nigeria have?
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Four-
Oruba Ibo Fulani Hausa |
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What are the three primary belief systems found in West Africa?
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Islam
Christianity Aninism |
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What is the lingua franca spoken in the Sahel countries of West Africa?
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French-common language
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What West African country lost nearly 90% of its herd animals during the 1970s and early 1980s and why?
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Niger
Because of drought |
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What are Moors? What country is comprised of two-thirds Moors?
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Moors are Arab-Berber mixture of Muslims found in Mauritania
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What is one staple or main food of West Africa
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Cassava-root plant made into bread that is high in carbohydrates
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What are two of the major characteristics that define this as a region?
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history and culture
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Name four of the great kingdoms found in West Africa
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Mali
Ghana Sanghai Benin |
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What group was known for its expertise in ivory and stone sculptors?
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Sapi (ancestors from Sierra Leone)
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There are no major mountain ranges in West Africa to break up the region's climate patterns
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True
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The southern Sahel is home to what two dreaded pests?
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Tsetse fly-sleeping sickness
Black fly-parasitic warm causing blindness |
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Of the three regions within West Africa, which one is the most densely populated?
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Forest zone
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What three countries have seen the damaging effects of commerical lumbering?
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COte d'Ivoire
Nigeria Ghana |
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Describe the breakdown of the three religions in the region. Where is each religion practiced?
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Muslim-north
Islam-Desert Christianity-South Forced to live together by Europeans, the religion has broken into small segments based on the land geography |
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THis is an agricultural way of life that involves raising livestock and usual includes farming
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Pastoralism
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What two crops are grown in the north because they are resitant to drought?
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Millet
Sorghum |
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What is a dromedary?
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Camel
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What nomadic group in West Africa spend their lavies moving from place to place in search of water and grazing lands?
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Islamic herders
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In this group, the faces of women are not veiled, but those of men are veiled.
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Tuareg
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What happens when a poor country focuses on growing cash crops for export?
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Economics are dependent on the global market.
Country must import from developed countries. |
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Of the fifteen countries of the region, which is the poorest according to the per capita GDP? The richest?
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Poorest countries-Chad and Guinea
Richest countries-Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire |
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The literacy rate in lowest in what country?
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Mali
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What percentage of Niger's land is arable?
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3.94% or less than 4%
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What country has over 200 ethnic groups and more than 100 local languages spoken?
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Nigeria
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The Portuguese brought African slaves to this country in the 1460s
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Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde
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What is unusual about Liberia and Sierra Leone?
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Both countries were founded as settlements for freed slaves
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Of the West African countries, which has some of the largest oil reserves in the world?
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Nigeria
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What is columbite and what percent of the world's supply does Nigeria have?
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metal used to harden stainless steel
Nigeria has 50% of the world's supply |
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Timbutktu, the ancient trading city is in what West African country?
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Mali
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