THE SECRETS OF WEST AFRICA'S GEOGRAPHY

HISTORY VOCAB

• Sahara
• Savannah
• Vegetation Zone
• Timbuktu

SAHARA

• Def:the northern part of West Africa a desert region
• Most of West Africa was a Sahara.
• Sahara is a desert like region in West Africa it lies in the middle
• of the country.

SAVANNAH

• Def:a grassland region in West Africa
• The savannah is where Africa gets it's millet crops.
• Some West Africans raise cattle in the savannah.

VEGETATION ZONE

• Def: "is a region that has certain types of plants"
• (Quoted from Geography of West Africa pg.157
• The savannah has many vegetation zones that grow millet.
• Vegetation zones in the savannah carried gold.

TIMBUKTU

• Def: a city from the empire of Mali known as a city of trade and
• culture
• Timbuktu's King Sundiata developed cotton farming in the city.
• Two very famous kings ruled in Timbuktu.

NOW YOU KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT WEST AFRICA'S GEOGRAPHY