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Places of Africa Benin

Places of Africa Benin. Shane Major March 22, 2013 3A. All about Benin. Climate. Hot December through April on the coast while North is rainy The coast is cool and dry in late July to early September June is the wettest month. Economy. Poor Weak Agricultural Farming

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Places of Africa Benin

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  1. Places of AfricaBenin Shane Major March 22, 2013 3A

  2. All about Benin

  3. Climate • Hot December through April on the coast while North is rainy • The coast is cool and dry in late July to early September • June is the wettest month

  4. Economy • Poor • Weak • Agricultural • Farming • lags in competitiveness and still lacks the broad-based economic activity that is critical to the reduction of poverty

  5. Religion • 60% follow African traditions • Vodoun was big when slavery was around and inspired religion • Voodoo was the belief that there was a higher supreme spirit that ruled over the less

  6. Foods • Seafood • Pilipili stew • Popular sauces like Lamounou Dessi • Vegetable • Yams • Beans

  7. Exports • Cotton • Cashews • Shea butter • Textiles • Palm products • Seafood

  8. All about Nigeria

  9. Seasonal Changes • Has a climate and weather that largely is not dependent on topographical features but varies by the interaction between the moist, northerly air coming off of the Atlantic Ocean and the drier air arriving from the south. • Humid sometimes • Tropical • There is a dry and wet season

  10. Economy • Agricultural • Manufacture of textiles • Farming • Depends on trade • Depends on oil earnings

  11. Religion • Related to ethnicity • North were mostly Muslim • South were mostly Christian

  12. FOODS • Fried plantain • Rice • Shrimp • Salad • Fish • Egusi a popular soup • Fruits

  13. Exports • Cocoa • Rubber • Palm products • Peanuts • Corn rice • seafood

  14. Comparing Nigeria and Benin • Go through seasonal changes along with the time of year • Strong in agricultural and farming • Some parts of the places worship Christian beliefs • Big in seafood and traditional stews and sauces • Trade a lot of cocoa butters and hand products. They also trade peanut products such as cashews.

  15. Fon tribe

  16. Arts • Sculptures • Carvings • Jewelry • Masks • Wicker

  17. Religion • Ancestors protect them • Annual customs for ancestors • Wooden statue offerings

  18. Social structure • 2,000,000 people • They belong to the Kwa language group • They would trade slaves for weapons • Many were Christians but the majority practiced Voodoo

  19. Economy • When a man and a women marry they move to the males quarter • A man cannot refuse a wife offered to him • Divorce does not happen unless the family of the wife initiates it

  20. Comparing Igbo and fon • Both made sculptures and were big on having body jewelry • Both believe that their ancestors are watching over them • The male was normally the head of the household

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