Chapter 21 - West Africa

Question 1

One of the earliest kingdoms in West Africa was

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Ghana

Question 2

Europeans controlled colonies in all of West Africa except for the country of________________.

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Liberia

Question 3

________________________ is a former French colony whose name means “Ivory Coast” in English.

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Côte d’Ivoire

Question 4

The great kingdoms of West Africa became powerful by

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controlling trade routes across the Sahara.

Question 5

The main source of aluminum

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bauxite

Question 6

Ghana is a leading producer of ________________________, which is used to make chocolate.

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cacao

Question 7

The Atlantic slave trade

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supplied labor for European colonies.

Question 8

The steppe climate of the Sahel supports

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grazing animals.

Question 9

Tropical forests grow along the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean and

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Gulf of Guinea

Question 10

The most populous city in West Africa

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Lagos

Question 11

Today, most people of the Sahel practice

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Islam

Question 12

A story teller important in West Africa

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griot

Question 13

To break away from the main country

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secede

Question 14

A ________________________ is an area of tall grasses and scattered treesand shrubs.

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savana

Question 15

The Igbo in _____________ fought a civil war trying to form their own country.

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Nigeria

Question 16

Clothing in West Africa is loose and flowing because of

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the warm climate.

Question 17

Early kingdom which became rich and powerful around 800

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Ghana

Question 18

Drought has been asignificant problem for

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the Sahel countries.

Question 19

Strip of land that divides the desert from wetter areas

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Sahel

Question 20

An _____________ includes the father, mother, children and close relatives in onehousehold.

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extended family

Question 21

What is another word for wide spread hunger?

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famine

Question 22

________________________ was a great cultural center in the kingdom of Songhai.

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Timbuktu

Question 23

The spread of desert-like conditions

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desertification

Question 24

Lake Chad is supplied with water by the Niger River.

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True

Question 25

Political boundaries drawn by European colonizers

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often separated members of the same ethnic group.

Question 26

Which of the following is an important crop in West Africa?

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cacao

Question 27

Grain grown along the Niger River

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millet

Question 28

The inland delta of the Niger River

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is hundreds of miles from the coast.

Question 29

Which of the following statements best describes Nigeria?

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Nigeria is rich in resources, but many Nigerians are poor.

Question 30

The climate of West Africa

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changes significantly from north to south.

Question 31

The belief that natural objects such as bodies of water have spirits

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Animism

Question 32

Many coastal countries in West Africa

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depend on farming for their economies.

Question 33

The desert climate extends across the region’s

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northern zone

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Chapter 21 - West Africa

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