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Planner and Warm-up CW: Chapter 13 Section 2 Notes CW: Diary Entry Reminder: Chapter 13 Test on

SECTION 2 Chapter 13

Sahel and Coastal West Africa Sahel means “border” Have short grasses and trees that are used for grazing animals Severe droughts and desertification Coastal country climates is affected by the Gulf of Guinea’s warm currents.

Sahel Mostly Muslim Speak mainly African or French

West Coastal Countries Tropical disease easy to spread Deforestation Slave trade – prisoners of war captured in battle and sold to the Europeans, destroying families and villages GHANA – first West African country to become independent (1957) Rest of West Africa not independent until the 1970s

Most of West Africa’s farmers grow crops on their own small plots of land Mali – completely landlocked country in West Africa Famous ruler of Mali – Mansa Musa

Mud Mosque in Djenne

Bauxite – mineral used to make aluminum (Gambia, Senegal, and Guinea) Senegal – West African country along the Atlantic coast  Named after the Sènègal River that flows through several West African countries

Ghana Capital city – Accra Has Lake Volta – one of the largest human-made lakes in the world

Cote d’Ivoire Capital city – Yamoussoukro Known for elephant ivory tusk

Diary Entry West Africa Pretend you live in a West African nation. Write a diary entry about what your life is like. Include details about your family, weather, clothes, house, neighbors, economy etc. Papers must be two paragraphs long. A paragraph is at least 5 sentences long. If it is not I WILL NOT GRADE YOUR PAPER. YOU WILL GET A ZERO!!!