West Africa TEST Review

Match the term with its definition.

• includes the father, mother, children, and close relatives in one household

• extended family

• is the belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits

• Animism

• is the spread of desertlike conditions

• secede

• means "organized by zone"

• Desertification

• means to break away from the main country

• zonal

Match the term with its definition.

• Niger River

• Niger River: most important river; which starts in some low mountains not far from the Atlantic Ocean

• Cote d'Ivoire

• Lagos: center of oil industry, the most populous city in West Africa

• Lagos

• distribute: to divide among a group of people

• distribute

• Cote d'Ivoire: former French colony whose name means "Ivory Coast" in English

Vegetation in the semiarid is limited, but it does support some grazing animals is called

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Tropical Forest

Thick forest found along the coasts of West Africa; these tall trees provide many homes for many animals, is called

• A. Sahel

• B. Savanna

• C. Tropical Forest

Grasses and scattered trees grow in this area; along with being good for farming is called

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Tropical Forest

In which Sahel country was there a large fishing industry a few years ago?

• Nigeria

• Chad

• Ghana

• Togo

What are the sources of our knowledge about West Africa's early history?

• archaeology and oral history

• education and history

• trade and labor

• minerals and spices

What do people who believe in animism think about natural objects?

• important education

• political boundaries

• that they have spirits

• extreme shortage of food

T/F - West Africa's climate is described as savanna because it is organized by zone.

• True

• False

Some animals can graze in the Sahel.

• True

• False