West Africa

What country has the highest population in Africa?

These are musician-storytellers

The loss of forest cover that occurs when trees in a forest are removed faster than they grow

The borders of the countries were drawn without regard to _______ and _________ groups.

Who ruled Mali from about 1312-1337?

This is flat grasslands with scattered trees that can survive dry spells.

What is the body of public works that a country needs to support a modern economy?

What city flourished as the center of the salt trade?

What is the largest body of water in the Sahel?

What is the use of power for personal gains called?

These are people who move from place to place without a permanent home.

Land fit for farming

What two things did African traders sell slaves for?

How does Angola get most of its electricity?

What is a semi-arid, dry area that lies between the Sahara and regions that get less rain?

West and Central African countries spend more on ______________ than they earn on exports.

What percent of Central Africa's population is undernourished?

Why do people move to cities to find work?

This is an agreement to stop fighting temporarily

Through trading networks, what two religions developed in West and Central Africa?

What will improve the lives of children?

What is the world's largest, hot desert?

Who was drawn to the gold in West and Central Africa?

What is the change of arable land to desert?

What is a policy by which one country seeks to rule other areas?

How many child soldiers fought in Sierre Leone's ten year war?

Why did Europeans bring enslaved Africans across the Atlantic?

What insect spreads malaria?

During the salt trade, what was usually traded for salt?

What is the name for desert regions with little rainfall?

What country has had more than 90% of its forests been cleared by the timber industry?

What was the largest, forced migration in history? And how many people did it involve?

What are the two most popular sports in Senegal?

80% of people in Mali survive by doing what?

What is the policy of creating an empire by taking over other areas?

What country is considered to be one of the most corrupt nations in the world?