Western, Eastern, and Central Africa

an area of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs

• savanna

• zonal

• animists

• desertification

the belief that natural objects such as bodies of water have spirits

• Animists

• Catholicism

• Christianity

• Islam

he spread of desertlike conditions

• savanna

• desertification

• zonal

• Sahel

widespread hunger

• malaria

• famine

• secede

• griot

The climate of West Africa

• changes significantly from west to east.

• changes significantly from north to south.

• is consistent throughout the region.

• changes most according to elevation.

The desert climate extends across the region’s (Western Africa).

• northern zone

• western zone

• eastern zone

• southern zone

Political boundaries drawn by European colonizers

• often separated members of the same ethnic group.

• kept people who spoke the same language together.

• kept people of the same religion together.

• generally followed climate zones.

Clothing in West Africa is loose and flowing because of

• the shortage of cloth.

• traditional religious beliefs.

• the influence of Western styles.

• the warm climate.

Mount Kilimanjaro is covered in snow and ice because of its

• moist climate

• rugged highlands

• low altitude

• high elevation

What is genocide?

• a policy of colonization

• restrictions on international shipping

• the intentional destruction of people

• ineffective government policies