West Africa



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West Africa

Class Objective:

West Africa

The _______________________________ for the conquering of West Africa was to ___________________________ for the __________________ trade.

_________________________________ Nations participated in the slave trade.

In the ____________________________ most nations had ___________________________ the slave trade.

After Slavery

When the European people stopped the slave trade they did not just leave Africa. They ________________________ things to trade such as: __________________________________________________________________, and other products from the interior.

Eventually the Europeans wanted to gain ______________________________________ of the products they traded.

The African people were not willing to give up their land easily. Often they met fierce _______________________________.

For example, the ___________________ fought for control of _______________________ for several years. ______________________________ led a _________________________ against the French in Senegal. He continued fighting off and on from 1883 until 1898 when he was finally ___________________________.

By the early 1900s, ____________________________________________________ had claimed almost all of West Africa.

_________________, which had become a republic in 1847, was the _____________________________ in that area. Because ___________________________ from the United States had _______________________, the United States helped keep the country from becoming a European colony.

Religion

Like North Africa, West Africa is ________________________________.

Countries _____________________ to the ______________________ practice ___________________________ and _________________________.

Native religions believe that ________________________________ play an _________________________________ part in their lives. People seek advice and help from spirits in times of trouble or sickness.

Many also believed in _________________________. This is the belief that ____________________________, ________________________ and such have _____________________.

Mosque

Ethnicity

West Africa is very ___________________________. To the north they share more commonalities with peoples of North Africa, _______________________________.

Farther to the south the ethnicity changes to a __________________________ of the area near the Congo.

Customs

With all of the different ethnic groups in the region customs have changed.

In the _________________________ the ____________________________ are influenced by the ______________________________.

______________________________ are based around several _________________________. Members work together to support the household and _____________________ of _____________________ and ______________________.

Language

Most of the West African countries speak a language _______________________ around the ________________________________ language family.

_________________________ is also spoken in northern areas.

During the colonial era, _________________________ and ________________________ became second languages in much of Africa.

Economy

One of the _____________________________________ facing West Africa is a rapidly ________________________________________________.

________________________________________________ has not kept pace with the population growth.

___________________________________ and _______________________________ have become more common.

Government

In the past 10 years, ____________________________ have been fought in the ____________________________________________________________.

Thousands of people have been killed in these civil wars.

Liberia Civil War (8 Years)

Civil War in Sierra Leone

Diamond Mining

Environment

West Africa’s natural __________________________ is being _______________________ very rapidly.

___________________________________ harvest tropical ______________________ for _______________________.

Areas are __________________________________ causing the extinction of some plants and animals.

Agricultural production has also contributed to the _________________________ of many areas. Desertification is where the __________________________ is ____________________________ due to ________________________ and ____________________________ factors.

This has __________________________________ to _______________________ the size of their ___________________________________ or relocate to new areas.

Disease

__________________________________has long been a problem. Malaria is caused by _____________________________________________ carrying the virus.

The _________________________ of all diseases in the area is __________________________________.

There is _________________________________ for the virus and treatments are __________________________.

________________________________________________________people are particularly vulnerable to the disease.

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