1. African Climate Zones
Resources and Trade

2. Trans-Saharan Trade
Trade route that stretched across the Sahara Desert
Gold and Salt were the most valuable
Salt is a mineral needed for good health
Salt = Gold in value
Any good that can be bought or sold is known as a commodity

3. Mediterranean Zone
provided weapons, cloth, and spices for trade

4. Desert Zone
Provided rock salt. It is a necessary mineral for human health. It was traded south into the Savanna and Tropical Rain forest Zones.
People traveled on Camels to transfer goods

5. Savanna Zone cattle, donkeys, and cotton were traded.
Gold was located in the Savanna in the Bambuk-Bure gold fields.
donkeys and cattle would transports goods

6. Rainforest Zone Kola nuts, a high in caffeine nut.
Gold was also located in the rain forest in the Akan gold field
Humans and ships transferred goods because the tsetse fly would kill animals