1. MULTIETHNIC-Having many ethnic groupsLiving within a society.

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2. HAUSA-FULANI-Nigeria’s largest ethnic group.

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3. YORUBA-Nigeria’s second largest ethnic group.

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4. IGBO-Nigeria’s third largest ethnic group.

5. What are the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, and in which region does each group live?-HAUSA-FULANI-Northwest, YORUBA-Southwest, IGBO-Southeast.

HAUSA-FULANI

YORUBA

IGBO

6. In what part of Nigeria is the country’s capital, Abuja, located?Middle.

7. Which ethnic group tried to separate itself from Nigeria in 1967?The Igbo.

8. How is being a multiethnic country both good and bad for Nigeria? Nigeria is rich in culture, but it is difficult to unify the people and has led to conflict.

1. KWAME NKRUMAH-Founder of Ghana’s independence movement and Ghana’s first president.

Nkrumah and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

10. SOVEREIGNTY-Political control.

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Ghana's 50th Independence Anniversary parade in Accra, March 2007.

11. COUP D’ ETAT-The sudden over-throw of a government by force.

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4. How did the Gold Coast’s economy change after the British began encouraging farmers to grow cacao beans?-People stopped growing food crops because cocoa crops brought in more money, food had to be imported, people spent less time

making crafts, and relied on imported factory goods.

8. What caused people’s attitudes toward Nkrumah to change before and after his death? At first, Nkrumah was popular because of his fight for independence was successful. He was then thrown out of office because people blamed him for the country’s economic problems. When he died, many people felt he had done his best, and thought of him as a hero who led Ghana towards independence.

Memorial to Kwame Nkrumah in Accra. His Great Gamble:

•Borrowed large sums of money from world banks•Used for highways•Hydro-electric dams

1. Desertification-Process byWhich fertile land becomes too dry

or damaged to support life.

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15. Overgrazing-allowing too much grazing by large herds of animals.

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16. Name two ways in which the environment of the Sahel makes farming in the region possible-The rainy season and water resources such as the Niger River

provide water for growing crops.

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Niger River in Mali

17. What are the effects of the environment on farming and trade?-farming and trade are threatened by desertification. A lack of fertile land makes farming difficult, and the hot, dry conditions of the desert make

travel to trade goods difficult.

5. What are two causes of desertification in Mali?-overgrazing and drought.

19. How has Mali’s government responded to the negative effects of desertification on the economy?-encouraged people to start their own businesses, encourage existing business to come to Mali, and implements educational, planting, and irrigation

projects to help stop desertification.

Market in Kati, Mali

20. If the government succeeds, will the Tuareg be able to return to their way of life? Yes, some are living in camps outside Tombouctou and will want to return to their way of life.

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