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West African Geography, Climate, and History. This PowerPoint presentation accompanies Closeup Teaching Unit 5.3.1 West African Geography, Climate, and History: 500 – 1600 CE. Welcome, fellow scholars! It’s nice to see you again. I’m glad you’re here!
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West African Geography, Climate, and History This PowerPoint presentation accompanies Closeup Teaching Unit 5.3.1 West African Geography, Climate, and History: 500 – 1600 CE
Welcome, fellow scholars! It’s nice to see you again.
I’m glad you’re here! Now that you are studying West Africa, I thought you’d like to see images from Africa. Before we start, think about what comes to your mind when you think about Africa?
You may also think about some of Africa’s natural resources.
“The challenges facing Africa are daunting. Africa has the highest proportion of its people in extreme poverty.” Food4Africa.org
How may West Africa’s environment and climate have contributed to this situation?
Tsetse Fly Its bite causes sleeping sickness in humans and is fatal for domestic animals, like cattle and horses.
Anopheles Mosquito It spreads malaria
“Climate change may have a graver effect on Africa than any other continent.” www.Economist.com May 10, 2007
Has West Africa’s natural environment been a positive or negative factor in its historical development?