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__ West Africa __  ·  Why is West Africa famous for its cultural diversity? West Africa is famous for its cultural diversity because it has many cultural groups so the result is that it has a wide variety of cultures. West Africans do not have a single religion or common language. To communicate most people speak 4-5 languages. They use different languages when they travel for business.



This is a picture of a man plowing soil with his oxen. People depend on this because most people make a living growing crops which requires fertile soil. Some crops they grow are grains, corns, potatoes, yams, and cassava. [|http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/teachers/images/farmer_plowing.jpg  ·  What is kinship and why is it so important to West Africans? Kinship is one of the strongest bonds for West Africans and has to do with family relationships. There are a few different levels of kinship. The first level is nuclear family, which is parents and children; the next level is extended family which is any other relatives. Many people live in extended families, which work together to take care of each other.

 ·  How do African people keep their traditions? African people have many ways of keeping their traditions. Usually the traditions are being said not written. People usually say them in storytelling. They do this to preserve the culture. A griot is a storyteller that passes the traditions from one generation to another. The stories are about ethnic groups and kinships. The people also talk about the songs, riddles, and animal fables from different generations.

This is a griot, a storyteller that passes the traditions from one generation to another. http://www.morykante.com/home/pic1.jpg  How do people in West Africa make a living? Many Africans live in rural areas. This means that they live in a group of homes surrounded by farmland. They use the farmland to farm and make crops to sell and eat. In the Sahara and Sahel, they herd cattle, goats, and other livestock to eat and sell. On the west coast they fish. http://www.celestialhumanes.org/FoodandAgriculture.asp

__Vocabulary Terms__  ·  Cultural diversity- a wide variety of culture.  ·  Kinship- immediate family; parents, siblings, and children.  ·  Griot- is a storyteller that passes the traditions from one generation to another.  ·  Nuclear family-a family that includes parents and children.

__Bibliography__  ·  http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/teachers/images/farmer_plowing.jpg  ·  Prentice Hall World Explorer : Africa <span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #00b0f0; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Eastern Hemisphere Book <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #00b0f0; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  http://www.morykante.com/home/pic1.jpg http://www.jupiterimages.com/popup2.aspx?navigationSubType=itemdetails&itemID=23128966 [|Http://www.celestialhumanes.org/FoodandAgriculture.asp]