The+Casablanca+Girls~+West

 1. Why is West Africa famous for their cultural diversity?  West Africa is famous for their __cultural diversity__ because they differ in not only language but also in their ethnic groups, where they live, and how they make a living.  2. What is one important way traditions are passed down in West Africa?   Some African cultures are changing but family traditions are still important. Many traditions are passed down by storytelling. Elders tell stories about life and its lessons verbally to the young.  These story- telling West  Africans are called __griots.__  3. How do all the people migrating into West Africa affect their culture? With all the people migrating into West Africa, of course most of them are going to speak different languages and are going to have different beliefs! With all these different languages, West Africans have to learn another language so they can do business and talk with other __ethnic groups__. Speaking more than one, or even four, language is very common in West Africa for those reasons.  4. How has the climate affected the way Africans make a living? <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Since most West Africans live in __rural__ places, a normal village has some houses surrounded by farmland. This makes it so that they can grow their own food and cash crops to sell for money as well. But, in the Sahara and the Sahel, lots of people just herd cattle, goats, sheep or camels. Because the climates so dry, the people who live there can’t farm. By the coast, everybody fishes, and the few West Africans that live in the cities find work in hospitals, hotels, and office buildings.
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__ VOCABULARY __ Griot- a storyteller that teaches young lessons from stories Ethnic groups- a group of people who share a language, a religion, and a culture Rural- the country, people farm instead of having jobs such as doctors/ lawyers Cultural diversity- ethnic, gender, and racial variety

__Sources__ Eastern Hemisphere Textbook

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