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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:

  • Farming
  • Transportation
  • Irrigation
  • Bathing
  • Fishing

The Niger River is the most important river in West Africa

Niger River

Area of tall grasses,

scattered trees, and

low lying shrubs.

Rains regularly

Divides the desert

from wetter areas

SAVANNA

Great for farming and

animal/livestock life

Sahel

Enough vegetation to

support animal life

Full of plains and highlands used for:

  • Farming
  • Raising Animals
  • City Life
  • Nomadic Tribes

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

THE SAHARA DESERT

Tons of rain with

tropical rainforests

Very few people

Hardly any vegetation

Geography

Lots of deforestation -

cutting down trees,

elimination of forests

Lies along the coast of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Guinea

HUMID TROPICAL

CLIMATE

West Africa: Climate, Geography, and Culture

Tibesti Mountains

Life Styles:

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

Why Did The Slave Trade Happened?

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

But they never lost sight of their culture...

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

  • Nigeria alone has over 250 groups
  • 4 biggest ethnic groups are:

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.

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