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Question 1. Which of the following are part of the vegetation zones in West Africa? A. Desert B. Grasslands C . Forests D. All of the Above E. None of the Above. Question 2. In West Africa, history was passed down through story tellers known as? A. Savannah B. Griots

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  1. Question 1 • Which of the following are part of the vegetation zones in West Africa? • A. Desert • B. Grasslands • C. Forests • D. All of the Above • E. None of the Above

  2. Question 2 • In West Africa, history was passed down through story tellers known as? • A. Savannah • B. Griots • C. Zimbabwe • D. Shaka

  3. Question 3 • Why is it so important for the Niger River to flood every year? • A. The floods provides additional animals to the area as a food source for people • B. Flooding provides large amounts of drinking water to the area • C. Flooding provides fertile soil for crops • D. None of the above

  4. Question 4 • South of Ghana had large amounts of what type of deposits? • A. Gold • B. Salt • C. Copper • D. Iron

  5. The Empire of Ghana • West Africa has 3 Vegetation Zones: • Desert, Grasslands, & Forests • Northern Section of West Africa is the Sahara • Middle section is the Savannah • Niger River runs across West Africa

  6. West Africa Culture • West Africans passed their history through story telling • Griots (storytellers) • Used as entertainment and educational • Departed ancestors watched over them • Part of religious rituals • Important in the transmission of African history

  7. Niger River • Parts of the River floods each year • Provides soil for farming • Animals that live near the river • Lions • Elephants • Over 250 different types of fish

  8. Trade Across the Sahara • Sahara rich in salt deposits • In the Savannah crops of millet and raising cattle • Rich deposits of gold south of Ghana • People in the north wanted gold and had salt • People in the south need salt and had gold • Trade across the Sahara

  9. Question 1 • Which of the following are part of the vegetation zones in West Africa? • A. Desert • B. Grasslands • C. Forests • D. All of the Above • E. None of the Above

  10. Question 2 • In West Africa, history was passed down through story tellers known as? • A. Savannah • B. Griots • C. Zimbabwe • D. Shaka

  11. Question 3 • Why is it so important for the Niger River to flood every year? • A. The floods provides additional animals to the area as a food source for people • B. Flooding provides large amounts of drinking water to the area • C. Flooding provides fertile soil for crops • D. None of the above

  12. Question 4 • South of Ghana had large amounts of what type of deposits? • A. Gold • B. Salt • C. Copper • D. Iron

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