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3. West Coast Countries
of Africa
Created by:
Mr. Raponi

5. Coastal
Countries
West Africa includes

______ coastal
Countries.
Most countries spread
along west Africa’s
Atlantic bend, north of
the

_______________.
They begin with
______________ in the
west and continue
along the coast to
Benin.

6. The Land
Coastal Lowlands sweep along
the Atlantic shore.
Sandy beaches, rain forests,
and

________________ swamps
cover most of the area.
Several major rivers:
The Senegal,
 ________________,
_________________, and
The Niger flow from the highlands
to the lower coast.

7. Illustration of a Mangrove Swamp

9. Economy
Due to the wet climate,
most people in Coastal
West Africa are
________________.
On small plots of land,
farmers are able to
grow yams, corn, and
rice.
On large plantations,
farmers are able to
grow bananas, coffee,
rubber, cacao, and kola.

10. Kola Nuts that at one time were the main ingredient in
making many sodas. Has high caffeine amounts

11. History
From the late 1400s until
the early 1800s,

__________________
set up trading posts
along the West African
coast.
Here, they traded with
Africans for gold, ivory,
and other goods that
people in Europe wanted.
They also traded
enslaved Africans. The
traders shipped millions
of people to the American
colonies.

12. History
At a time when the
climate was favorable,
three great African
empires arose in the
300s to the 1500s.

_________________
_________________
_________________
These empires controlled
the gold, salt, and other
resources of west Africa

13. Toward
Freedom
The British, French, and
Portuguese set up colonies

in _______________ West
Africa.
After several ____________
of European rule, the people
of Western Africa began to
demand independence.
In 1957, ____________
became the first country in
West Africa to become
independent.

14. The Culture of Ghana

15. Guinea-Bissau and
Cape Verde
Guinea-Bissau lies between
Senegal and Guinea.
Cape Verde is located about

__________ miles offshore in
the Atlantic Ocean.
The two were
____________________ colonies
until the won their independence
in
_____________.
Portuguese influences are
widespread in the language and
cultures of both countries.

16. Liberia and
Sierra Leone
_______________ is the only
West African country that was
never a European colony.
Africans freed from slavery
founded it in _______________.
Sierra Leone was established as
a home for people freed from
enslavement.
Sierra Leone was ruled by
________________ from 1787
to 1961 when it became
independent.

17. Cote d’Ivoire
and Ghana
Cote d’Ivoire was a
_____________ colony until
winning its independence in
1960.
Here, they cultivate coffee,
cacao, and lumber.
Ghana’s people belong to
about _________ different
ethnic groups.
The _________________ and
the _______________ are the
two largest ethnic groups.

18. Culture of the Ashanti Tribe

19. Ticket To Leave
List three things that you have
learned, and write at least one
question that you have about
the topic