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Section 1: Natural Environments Section 2: History and Culture Section 3: The Region Today

CHAPTER 22. West and Central Africa. Section 1: Natural Environments Section 2: History and Culture Section 3: The Region Today. SECTION 1. Natural Environments. Question: What are the region’s landforms, rivers, climate, vegetation, and resources?. SECTION 1. Landforms and Rivers.

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Section 1: Natural Environments Section 2: History and Culture Section 3: The Region Today

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  1. CHAPTER 22 West and Central Africa Section 1:Natural Environments Section 2:History and Culture Section 3:The Region Today

  2. SECTION 1 Natural Environments Question: What are the region’s landforms, rivers, climate, vegetation, and resources?

  3. SECTION 1 Landforms and Rivers West and Central Africa Climates and Vegetation Natural Resources Natural Environments plains and low hills, some highland areas, broad depressions around Lake Chad and Congo Basin El Djouf Congo River Niger River tropical timber, good soils, and many minerals; oil, particularly in Nigeria; minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; cacao, coconuts, and peanuts in West Africa zonal climate, mostly tropical; warm throughout the year; arid/semiarid to north with some trees, shrubs, grasses; tropical wet and dry to south with open grasslands, shrubs, and small trees

  4. SECTION 2 History and Culture Question: What are the important events and eras in the history of West and Central Africa?

  5. SECTION 2 Early History: Great kingdoms, including Ghana and Mali, ruled the region. Tombouctou served as a trade and education center. European Contact: Explorers reached area by late 1400s. Slave trade of 1500s to 1800s brought at least 10 million Africans to Americas. Colonial Era: European countries wanted African resources. Many Africans began to work for wages. Postcolonial Era: All of West and Central Africa was independent by 1976. Some countries enjoy modern technology but also face many challenges. History and Culture

  6. SECTION 3 The Region Today Question: To what extent are West and Central African countries economically developed?

  7. SECTION 3 Economic Development of West and Central Africa Subsistence Activities • Sahel grasslands used for herding • many crops planted in tropical rain forest • many crops planted in one field Market Activities • primary goods exported • heavy dependence on a few main exports • small amount of manufacturing • plantation agriculture, ranching The Region Today

  8. CHAPTER 22 Chapter Wrap-Up 1. In which latitude are the countries of West and Central Africa located? How does this affect the region’s climates? 2. What is the environment of the Sahel like? 3. How did Islam spread into West and Central Africa? 4. In which part of West and Central Africa is Arabic spoken? 5. How has rapid population growth affected cities in West and Central Africa?

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