Introduction to West Africa What do you already know About West Africa? How is West Africa important to you What are some of the issues & problems in this region Save as: WA Your Name

How does it sound Practice speaking the name of each country with a partner: 3 Times

Country Flags Use the Wheel on the WA Page to get your country Build a full slide country flag using your shapes tools Put in One fact Put in the coat of ARMs, (Use world Atlas)

Build Flag Here

Population Density Sq Mi Country Population Population Density Sq Mi Rank in West Africa Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/populations/ctypopls.htm

Country Fast Fact Geography Weather Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/af.htm

West African Animals Select 4 Animals found in West Africa Put in a Picture and One fact Add a better title and design Resource http://www.africaguide.com/afmap.htm

The Ivory Coast What is Ivory used for Elephants, with their ivory tusks, were once numerous in the region formerly known as the Ivory Coast. It was named by the French in the 1400s, when they began trading in ivory there. Its official name is now the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire. Today, Cote d’Ivoire is one of the richest countries in Africa. About the size of New Mexico, it’s one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of coffee, cocoa beans, and palm oil. The population of Cote d’Ivoire is estimated to be 20 million in 2010. Cote d’Ivoire was a French colony in 1893, but the country gained independence on 7 August 1960. What is Ivory used for

West Africa Map Name: Hr Label the Countries with Text Boxes Put in Resource Graphic Chad

Country Names and Resources Mauritania Mali Niger Chad Senegal Cape-Verde Burkina Faso Gambia Guinea-Bissau Sierra-Leone Cote D’Voire Togo Benin Ghana Nigeria Liberia Sahel Countries Atlantic Ocean http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/teachers/curriculum/m6/activity4.php

West Africa Sahel Countries Resources List using Word Art Name:_______________ Hr West Africa Sahel Countries Resources List using Word Art http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahel Atlantic Ocean

West Africa Practice M M N S The Gambia B F G B N G T S L C D Liberia