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| What small groups exist with different histories, and traditions and they were disregarded when the country borders were drawn? | ethnic |
| What is the process of farming land for approximately two years then moving on to another piece of land because of poor soil? | shifting agriculture |
| What benefits from the savanna and Sahel vegetation but hurts the continent itself? | desertification |
| What is the process of removing all trees from a piece of land? | deforestation |
| What is the expansion of the desert due to drought and poor farming practices called? | desertification |
| Who are people that flee their homeland due to persecution or difficulty called? | Refugees |
| What is an area of rivers, creeks, swamps called when it is located away from the ocean? (Niger R.) | inland delta |
| What is the term that means cut off from sea or ocean access? | land locked |
| What is one thing that the Sahel nations are using their energies to advance in their countries and help the environment? | Making the most of their human resources and culture, developing their cities, Developing natural resources |
| What thing do the Sahel nations need to buy with foreign aid? | medical aid Industrial aid food |
| What is not one of the Human resources that the Sahel? | Herders Magnificent jewelry Music and dance |
| Where is the Sahel the Borderland? | Northern Sahara to western tropical rain forests |
| As the Sahara Desert grew drier in its history where did the residents move? | to the Sahel , to the Mediterranean |
| Which of these was one of the Empires of the Sahel in the past? | Mali |
| What function was the Sahel region for the cultures of the past? | a barrier for them, a route through or by the Sahara |
| This is the river that gives prosperity and water to the inland countries in West Africa? | Niger River |
| In the western African countries, who does the majority of the work? | women |
| What is the sudden political takeover of a country by a person or army called? | coup |
| What is the belief that the dead are still around and now they influence the outcomes and events of life? | ancestor worship |
| What religion does someone have if they believe that there are gods in all things such as the air, rivers, and trees? | animism |
| What is a benefit of having a country on the west coast of Africa? | reased precipitation port access |
| What country is the Hope for West Africa? | Nigeria |
| What one resource influences the Nigerian economy greatly? | oil |
| What is the plan that the World Bank has put into action to help Nigeria? | structural adjustment program |
| Nigeria is a place of a strong economy and as a result many other nations populations have ____ their own countries. | deserted |
| Central Africa’s largest river is the ____. | Zaire River |
| The Zaire River is a major source of ____ for the city of Kinshasa. | transportation |
| The Zaire River is the connection of the inland to the capitals, and the capitals are connected to the coast by ____. | rail |
| What isn’t as big of a problem in Central Africa as in West Africa, but it still changes land faster than it can be restored? | deforestation |
| The rest of the world sees Africa as a ____ because of their sparse population and barren lands. | landfill |
| What major role does the Zaire River provide for the landlocked nations of Africa's central interior? | fishing, transportation, access to the Sahel |
| Both Nigeria and Zaire are going through this process with the World Bank? | Structural Adjustment Program |
