West and Central Africa

What is the climate like in West and central Africa?

• Hot and Wet, Hot and Dry

• Cold and Wet, Cold and Dry

• Four Seasons

• Snowy and Dry

What were the two most important items for trade in the Mali Empire?

• Gold and Silver

• Gold and Salt

• Gold and Rubies

• Gold and Diamonds

What was the name of the major learning center in Mali?

• Benin

• Tucson

• Toronto

• Timbuktu

Who retook the Kingdom of Mali from an evil king?

• Simba

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Socrates

What is the name of the person who was one of the richest people in the world who was from Mali?

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata Keita

• Abu Bakr

• Khalifa

What are the two major rivers in West and Central Africa

• Nile and Congo

• Congo and Amazon

• Nigeria and Congo

• Congo and Niger

The desert in west Africa is called

• Sahara

• Savannah

• Serengeti

• Sand

Desertification is caused by

• People growing crops

• Deforestation and removal of plants

• The spread of sand over an area

• People being nomadic

Most of West and Central Africa is a....

• Plateau region

• peninsula region

• Valley region

• Plains region

As you get closer to the equator in West and Central Africa it generally....

• Gets Colder

• Gets more windy

• Gets more precipitation

• Gets Drier