Module 24 - West Africa

What term means to break away from the main country?

Movie trivia: Which hand did Luke lose in his battle with Darth Vader?

Movie trivia: Who does the voice of Maui in the movie Moana?

Movie quotes: "My precious!"

As Mali declined, Songhai came into power.

Extended families include father, mother, children, close relatives, and neighbors.

Movie quotes: "If you're not first, you're last."

The Niger River does NOT flow through which capital city....

West Africa's 2 main physical features are plains and what?

The earliest great kingdom of West Africa.

Movie trivia: What was the name of the giant crab in Moana?

Senegal and Gambia's major crops are what?

Ghana is the world's leading producer of what?

What is the term used to describe the spread of desert like conditions?

What term refers to being "organized by zone"?

Which country in Africa has the most stable democratic government?

Nigeria's capital

West African traders traveled across the desert to trade gold and what?

Movie quote: "Phone home."

Movie trivia: Maui shapeshifts in Moana. For a split second, he turns into who from Frozen?

Movie trivia: BB-8 originally belongs to who?

What is the term used to describe the land that divides the desert from wetter areas?

The Niger River drains into the Gulf of Guinea in what country?

The former capital of Nigeria

Movie trivia: Name of the neighbors whose dogs drive Ralphies dad nuts in "Christmas Story"

The term used to describe animals stripping the land bare.

The term given to describe the belief that various natural objects have spirits is what?

Movie quotes: "If you build it, he will come."

Main source of aluminum

All West African colonies were independent by what year?

What is the smallest climate zone in West Africa?

The Niger River's network of channels, swamps, and lakes is called what?

Lake Volta is located in what country?

Which country is Africa's oldest republic?

What percent of Niger's land is good for farming?

The slave trade had devastating effects on North Africa.

Capital of Niger

What does Cote d' Ivoire mean in English?

Movie quote: "Congrats San Francisco, you've ruined pizza. First the Hawaiians, now you!"

Movie trivia: Who said it? "You're killing me Smalls!"

The second largest country in West Africa

Movie trivia: In Star Wars, how many langues is C-3PO proficient in?

Cultural center in Mali

An area of tall grasses and scattered trees/shrubs.

The term used to describe extreme food shortages.

Movie trivia: In "Goonies" what does Chunk confess to doing at a movie theater?

The Sahara covers around 40% of Mali's land.

Term used to describe spoken record of past events.

What is the northern most climate zone in West Africa?

Movie quotes: "I'll be back."

The Niger River flows how many miles?

The four largest ethnic groups in West Africa are the Hausa, Fulani, Igbo, and _________.

Movie trivia: What is Han Solo's nickname for Finn?

The region's only high mountains are the Tibesti Mountains located where?

Timbuktu was a cultural center for Songhai.

Niger is made up of over 250 different ethnic groups.

Movie trivia: In the "Sandlot" who was the life guard tricked into mouth to mouth with Squints?

Oil was recently discovered where?

Volcanic islands off the Atlantic coast of Africa

Lake Chad does NOT border this country

Mansa Musa was Songhai's most famous ruler.

Mali's capital

Slave forts began as what?

Movie trivia: What floats ashore in Cast Away that allows Tom Hanks to leave the island?

What country is entirely surrounded by Senegal?