1. West Africa Landfall and The Four
Climates.
• Sahara – Northern part.
• Sahel – Dry grassland.
Little rain. Over grazing
by animals. Cutting down
trees. Wind blow away
fertile soil. Sahara
expands southward.
• Savanna – South. Good
farming. Tsetes fly.
• Coast and forest –
plentiful rain. Rain forest.
2. Niger River.
2,600 miles long.
Ends, Gulf of Guinea.
Forms inland delta in
Sahel.
Half of Nigeria's
coastline delta.
4. History W. Africa. Slave Trade.
• 1400’s Portuguese trade
for gold in the Gold
Coast.
• 1600’s demand for labor
in Americas – slavery.
• 1800’s European
countries control W.
Africa.
• After W.W.II countries
begin to fight for freedom.
5. Challenges in W Africa for new
nations.
Borders.
Education to run
government.
Dictators, civil
wars, military rule.
High birthrate. Small
amount of fertile land.
6. Sahel Countries. Mauritania
100% Muslim.
Speak Arabic.
Expanding Sahara has
forced many into
cities.
People very poor.
7. Sahel Countries. Mali and Niger
Landlocked.
80% fish or farm along the river.
Cotton main export.
Malaria – kills children.
Niger – 3% of land can be farmed.
Expanding Sahara.
8. Sahel Countries. Chad and Burkina
Faso
World’s poorest.
Lake Chad shrinking.
Now 1/3 size.
Civil War.
Burkina Faso – Has
nothing.
9. The Coastal Countries.
Nigeria – largest. 113
million. (Africa’s
largest.)
Oil off coast. 95%
export.
High birth rate.
Bad government.
10. Senegal and Gambia.
• Senegal – (French.)
• Gambia – (British.)
• Odd boarder.
• Dakar – capital.
• Important seaport
and manufacturing
center.
• Important crop.
Peanuts
11. Liberia.
Monrovia. (President
Monroe.
Freed American slaves
sent there. Clash with
Africans living there.
1980’s civil war.
Economy still wrecked.
Rubber and iron.
Sierra Leone – Civil war.
Sierra Leone exports
Diamonds.