WEST AFRICA

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QUIZ QUESTIONS

• What are two landforms of West Africa?
• What is one tourist attraction?
• What is two types of art do they have in West Africa?

LANDFORMS/CLIMATE

• The Niger River
• Senegal River
• Doug Basin
• Climate: Tropical Wet, Mediterranean
• Human-environment interaction: Farming And Trade Routes

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

• Cape Coast Africa
• House of Slaves
• Kakum National Park

CULTURAL ASPECTS

• Languages: 30 languages.
• Religions: Christianity, Islam, and Traditional African Religions

ART

• Music
• Weaving called asasia or kente.
• Benin Art: beautiful objects of metal and terra cotta.
• Brass works are called Benin "bronzes".
• They made statues, masks, and jewelry.

ANSWERS

• Niger Rivers/ Doug Basin
• Cape Coast Africa/ Kakum National Park
• Music/ Benin Art