Geography of West Africa

The vegetation zone with little to no plant and animal life and a hot dry climate.

• savannah

• desert

• rainforest

The vegetation zone with flat grasslands and abundant animal life.

• savannah

• desert

• rainforest

The vegetation zone with lush, green vegetation, abundant animal life and hot, humid climate.

• savannah

• desert

• rainforest

The largest desert in Africa

• Sahara

• Nile

• Savannah

• Tiber

The body of water on the northern coast of Africa

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea

• Pacific Ocean

The river along which West African Empires grew.

• Tiber

• Niger

• Amazon

• Euphrates

A region that has certain types of plants is called a

• nomad

• griot

• vegetation zone

• oral history

The raised but flat region in the interior of Africa is

• the rainforest

• the desert

• rivers

• a plateau

Which region of Africa is a small strip of land with little rainfall that separates the desert from the wetter areas?

• Sahel
• Savannah
• Rain Forest
• Sahara

Which body of water did the West African empires settle around? (look at the map you made for help)

• Mediterranean Sea
• Niger River
• Nile River
• Red Sea