1. Chapter 21 section 3 pg. 526
West Africa Today

2. Nigeria: -has Africa's largest population (150 million people)!!
-second largest country in West Africa
-has Africa's largest population (150 million people)!!
-has one of Africa's strongest economies!
Secede- means to break away from the main country.

3. What does export mean??? Nigeria:
- Nigeria has some of Africa's richest natural resources
-Oil accounts for 95% of the country's export earnings.
-although Nigeria is rich in resources many Nigerians are poor. Why are they poor??
What does export mean???

4. Senegal and Gambia: -Senegal wraps around Gambia
-this strange border was created by French and British diplomats during the colonial era
-Senegal is larger and richer than Gambia
-Peanuts are both countries major crops.

6. Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, aNd cape verde:
-Guinea and its neighbor Guinea- Bissau are very poor countries, Guineas main natural resource is bauxite, which is used to make aluminum.
-Cape Verde is a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic. It is West Africa's only island country. Cape Verde has one of the most stable democratic governments in Africa.
-Tourism is Cape Verdes main resource.

8. Liberia: -Liberia is Africa's oldest republic
-It was founded by AMERICANS in the 1820s as a home for freed slaves
-The freed slaves and their descendants often clashed with the Africans who already lived there because they were often poorer, these conflicts led to a Civil War in the 1980s.

9. Ghana and Cote d’Ivore (*The ivory coast):
- Ghana is named for an ancient kingdom.
- The ivory coast is a former French colony
-both of these countries have rich natural resources; Gold, Timber, and Cacao.
- The ivory coast is a world leader in the export of cacao and coffee but Civil War has hurt their economy.