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Very few mountains in
this area, but what
people make homes in
the mountain sides.
People use the Niger River for:
The Niger River is the most important river in West Africa
Area of tall grasses,
scattered trees, and
low lying shrubs.
Rains regularly
Divides the desert
from wetter areas
Great for farming and
animal/livestock life
Sahel
Enough vegetation to
support animal life
Full of plains and highlands used for:
World's largest hot desert
Rainfall is different
every year in the Sahel
Overgrazing and people have
caused DESERTIFICATION
2nd largest desert
in the whole world
4 Major Climates in West Africa
Tons of rain with
tropical rainforests
Very few people
Hardly any vegetation
Lots of deforestation -
cutting down trees,
elimination of forests
Lies along the coast of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Guinea
Tibesti Mountains
People in West Africa wear the same types of clothing
as you and I, but they also wear traditional clothing
such as robes, skirts, shawls, headdresses, etc.
Family is very important to many people in West Africa.
In fact, so important that many people live with their
EXTENDED FAMILIES - father, mother, children, and close
relatives live under one roof.
Much of what we know
about West Africa is
from archaeology.
Who sailed the ocean
blue in 1492?
Religion
History and Culture
3 Main Religions Mixed
With Traditional religions:
1) Their was a need for labor in the new Americas.
2) Very profitable for European traders.
1) Christianity - introduced
by Europeans
What did the Slave Trade do for the West Africans?
1) Enslaved millions of Africans by the 1800s.
2) Islam - introduced by
North African traders
2) Families were broken up.
1) Hundreds of different ethnic groups
Hausa
Fulani
Yoruba
Igbo
3) Many West Africans died on the way to the Americas.
3) Animism - belief that bodies
of water, animals, trees, and
other natural objects have spirits.
** Because of the way colonies were formed by Europeans, many ethnic groups are seperated by
country borders and boundaries.
SO...
** Many West Africans are more loyal to their
ethnic group than to their own countries.