6 west coast african countries updated
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West Coast Countriesof AfricaCreated by:Mr. Raponi
Objectives
Students will be able to discuss what effect Europeans had on the people of Western Africa.Students will be able to list the three great African empires that arose in Western Africa from the 300s to the 1500s.Students will be able to give examples of culture within West Africa.
Coastal Countries
West Africa includes ______ coastal
Countries.
Most countries spread along west Africa’s Atlantic bend, north of the
_______________.
They begin with
______________ in the west and continue along the coast to Benin.
The Land
Coastal Lowlands sweep along the Atlantic shore.
Sandy beaches, rain forests, and
________________ swamps
cover most of the area.
Several major rivers: The Senegal,
________________,
_________________, and
The Niger flow from the highlands to the lower coast.
Illustration of a Mangrove Swamp
Economy
Due to the wet climate, most people in Coastal West Africa are
________________.
On small plots of land, farmers are able to grow yams, corn, and rice.
On large plantations, farmers are able to grow bananas, coffee, rubber, cacao, and kola.
Kola Nuts that at one time were the main ingredient in making many sodas. Has high caffeine amounts
HistoryFrom the late 1400s until the early 1800s,
__________________ set
up trading posts along the West African coast.
Here, they traded with Africans for gold, ivory, and other goods that people in Europe wanted.
They also traded enslaved Africans. The traders shipped millions of people to the American colonies.
History At a time when the climate was favorable, three great African empires arose in the 300s to the 1500s.
_________________
_________________
_________________
These empires controlled the gold, salt, and other resources of west Africa
Why was it SOOOOOO Important?
Toward Freedom
The British, French, and Portuguese set up colonies
in _______________ West
Africa.
After several ____________ of European rule, the people of Western Africa began to demand independence.
In 1957, ____________ became the first country in West Africa to become independent.
The Culture of Ghana
Other Facts of the Region Cape Verde is located about
__________ miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean.
_______________ is the only West African country that was never a European colony. Africans freed from slavery founded it in 1792.
Sierra Leone was established as a home for people freed from enslavement. It was ruled by the British from 1787 to 1961 when it became independent.
Cote d’Ivoireand Ghana
Cote d’Ivoire was a
_____________ colony until winning its independence in 1960.
Here, they cultivate coffee, cacao, and lumber.
Ghana’s people belong to
about _________ different ethnic groups.
The _________________ and
the _______________ are the two largest ethnic groups.
Culture of the Ashanti Tribe