(P&Q's) Pattern of West African Migration

What was the focus of economic activity in pre-European West Africa?

• Interior dry lands

• Cities

• Havana belt

• Coastal forests

Which European influence led to the forced migration of millions of slaves to the Americas?

• European traders

• Colonies

• Raw materials

• Trade routes

What was the primary purpose of the European colonies set up in West Africa?

(Answer this question using a complete sentence.)

What triggered the migration, or "push", from the interior countries of West Africa to more prosperous economies?

• Drought

• Little economic opportunity at home

• Traditional pastoral ways of life

• All of the above

What is the circular nature of West African migration?

• Migrants only spend part of the year away from home

• Migrants never return home

• Migrants have no ties to their home village

• Migrants retire to their home village

What is an important connection between many migrants and their home villages?

• No plans to retire to their home village

• Irregular visits to their home village

• Lack of ties to their home village

• Remittances (money) they send back

What was the destination for West African workers who migrated seasonally to work in peanut-growing areas in the late 1800s?

• Senegal

• Côte d'Ivoire

• Ghana

• Nigeria

Which country attracted immigrants to work in cocoa plantations in subsequent decades?

(Choose ALL correct answers.)

• Senegal

• Nigeria

• Ghana

• Côte d'Ivoire

What type of migration means that many migrants only spend part of the year away from home and then return?

• Seasonal migration

• International migration

• Circular migration

• Permanent migration

List ALL of the resources found in West African mines.