Please have planners on your table ; Applying Map Skills, page 386; Use map to answer the

following questions. Please write questions first!1. Through which countries does the Niger

River flow? (5)2. Does West Africa’s elevation rise or fall

as you move northward?3. What is the highest point in West Africa?4. Name two major lakes in West Africa.5. What are the 4 landlocked countries of

West Africa (T)?

oDescribe the land and climates found in NigeriaoExplain Nigeria’s economyoCompare Nigeria’s ethnic groups

Nigeria has a long coastline; covered

with mangrove swamps (T)

Nigeria’s coastline gives way to

tropical rain forests

Rainforest gives way to savannas

(grasslands) with few trees. (T)

Finally, Nigeria highlands &

plateaus appear.

Fight among Different

groups within a country

The mineral Used to make

aluminum

Mineral salt Used in

Fertilizers (T)

Process by whichGrasslands

Change to desert

The first African to win The Noble prize in Literature in

1986 *

The Four Largest ethnic

Groups of Nigeria *

(Q) Tropical trees Whose seeds are

Used to make Chocolate & cocoa

Small plot of landWhere a farmer

Grows only enoughFood to feed his

family

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Nigeria is one of the world’s

major oil-producing

countries (T)

90 % of income comes from oil

exports (T)

Oil profits pay for highways, schools,

and factories

Still, 33 % of people live in

poverty

Despite oil resources, most

work as farmers…

Most are subsistence

farmers, growing only enough food to feed their families

Some work on larger farms that produce cash crops like…

1. What was the first colonial African country to gain its independence?

2. How many countries border Burkina Faso?

3. Cameroon is slightly larger than which state?

4. The Cote D’Ivoire is one of the world’s leading producers of what?

5. Which West African country is located entirely inside the country of Senegal?

Please write questions (10)

6) What is the capital of Sierra Leone?7) The republic of Mali is a former colony of

what European power?8) What four countries border Nigeria?9) Nigeria is twice the size of what U.S.

state?10)What are four products that farmers in

Nigeria produce?

Please write questions (10)

oDescribe the land and climates found in NigeriaoExplain Nigeria’s economyoCompare Nigeria’s ethnic groups

Nigeria is one of the world’s

major oil-producing

countries (T)

90 % of income comes from oil

exports (T)

Oil profits pay for highways, schools,

and factories

Still, 33 % of people live in

poverty

Despite oil resources, most

work as farmers…

Most are subsistence

farmers, growing only enough food to feed their families

Some work on larger farms that produce cash crops like…

Please have planners on your table ; Applying Map Skills, page 385; Use map to answer the

following questions. Please write questions first!1. Which West African capital lies farthest

north?2. Which country is surrounded by

Senegal?3. What country lies at 10 degrees West

and 20 degrees North?4. What country lies at 10 degrees East and

10 degrees North?5. What country lies at 0 degrees and 10

degrees North?

oDescribe the land and climates found in NigeriaoExplain Nigeria’s economyoCompare Nigeria’s ethnic groups

One-thirdChristiansSavannasPresidentSilverFrenchMangroveNokFoodOil (exports)

CompoundHarmattan250AfricaApartments350BritishTropical rain

forestFarmersCoastline

1400’sEnslaved laborPovertyLagosRainfallAsiaCity-StatesMuslimsGoldPrime MinisterOne-fourth

Earliest known people were -----(Q); lived in area from 500 B.C. to 200 A.D.

Known as skilled ------ and metal workers

City states emerge; --------influences in

north; traditional

African in south

Please have planners on your table ; Please turn to page RA 14 ; Use map to answer the following

questions. Please write questions first!1. What country is located at 50 degrees S and 70

degrees W?2. What country is located at 10 degrees S and 40

degrees W?3. What country is located at 10 degrees N and 70

degrees W?4. What city is located at 30 degrees S and 52

degrees W?5. What city is located at 0 degrees and 78 degrees

W?

Europeans arrive in

1400’s; by 1880’s Africa is

divided into ------

Became a colony of

England; in ---- Nigeria

gained independence.

Ethnic conflict led to civil war and instability. Free elections

occurred in ------(Q)

About 134 million people;

most living along coast or

near Kano

Strong sense of

belonging to group or extended

family

Over 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria (Hausa, Fulani,

Yoruba and Ibo are big 4)

Please place planner on your table; Write down 5 questions

1. What is Mary Kingsley describing in this quote? (T)

2. What does Mary Kingsley means when she mentions “bush-ropes …. Coiled around”? (T)

3. According to Mary Kingsley, what was a result of the think canopy? (T)

4. When was this piece written?5. What do you think Mary Kingsley is

describing when she writes “gray-white columns”?

“Sometimes for hours we passed among thousands upon thousands of gray-white columns of uniform height (about 100- 150 feet); at the top of these the boughs branched out and interlaced among each other, forming a canopy or ceiling, which dimmed the light even of the equatorial sun to such an extent that no undergrowth could thrive in the gloom … From their far-away summits hung great bush- ropes … coiled round and intertwined among each other, until one could fancy one was looking on some mighty battle between armies of gigantic serpents.” – Mary Kingsley’s Travels in West Africa, 1893

oDescribe the Sahel’s location and its history

oExplain how people in the Sahel countries live

oCompare the coastal countries, their history, and peoples.

Sahel countries1. Countries are large; ----------- is small however2. Most live in in southern areas of Sahel; near ---------

People in the Sahel1. most people are ---------------- growing grains2. Others were ---------- such as Fulani and Tuareg

Industries of Sahel1. Mauritania exports include --------- and iron ores2. Mali --------; Niger Uranium; Chad petroleum

Traditions1. Most are --------- and speak Arabic along with tribal 2. In larger cities ----------- is also spoken

What are you Most likely to

Find on a savanna?

What is Nigeria’s Major mineral

Resource & largestExport?

Who is the mostFamous ruler

Of the kingdom Of Mali?

What mineral is Used to make

Aluminum?

Most of West Africa’s people

Practice what religion?

What desert Covers most

Of North Africa? Which West African

Country has the Largest population?

Mangrove swampsAre found in what

Area of West Africa’s coastal

Countries?

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Flourished between 700 – 1100 AD

Makers of iron weapons; conqueror

nearby peoples

Deposits of gold; trade routes

connected “G” to other regions

Defeated “G” in 1200’s

Built wealth on gold & salt trade

Mansa Musa was M’s most famous ruler (T)

Musa made Timboctou a leading center of Muslim activity (Q)

Replaces M as most powerful empire

Largest of three due to control of Niger

River

Rulers welcomed teachers, poets,& religious leaders

Located at upper parts of Senegal &

Niger rivers

Moroccan invaders defeated in late

1500’s