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The reason I chose this picture is to show that many kids in West Africa have no money for food, and so they go hungry, as the kid in this picture are. This is a picture form the Ghana Mission who are being fed right now.


 * West Africa [[image:starving_children.jpg width="166" height="120"]] **
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 **There are many ways people in West Africa make a living, Some people make a living from farming because a lot of the population lives in rural areas. These people grow food for themselves, and they also grow cash crops to sell. Some people in the Sahara and Sahel, where it is very hot, do not farm because the ground is hard and dry. These people simply fish for a living. These are some ways people in North Africa make a living.**
 * How do many West Africans make a living? **

I chose this picture because it shows all of the countries in West Africa. People in West Africa make a living from farming, and fishing. What do people in West Africa see themselves as? How do these people treat one another and what does this have to do with bonds? The people of West Africa think as themselves as belonging to a group. There groups are just like a family that has a few more members. The people in each group treat one another and care for them. We can tell this by the way that they share these bonds. The best bond is kinship this refers to a family relationship. The first type of kinship is the nuclear family this shows people as in a mother, father, and maybe kids. The second type of kinship is an extended family. This kinship is bigger because it has uncles, aunts, grandparents, and cousins. The elders make the decisions of the kinships. The elders watch over the children as they play. The neighbors sometimes help or pitch in. This adds a strong bond to the kinship.



 ·  How are people keeping traditions alive in West Africa? Most People in West Africa keep their traditions alive by Storytelling. A storyteller called a griot passes these oral stories from one generation to another. Most of these stories are spoken, not written. Most of the stories tell about kinships or ethnic groups. Some stories tell of fables and tricksters, like most American fables and stories.

a family of a kinship lives and how little they have. Plus it shows you that a lot of people live in these kinships. **
 * I chose this picture because it shows where

How does family life change? Even though family ties are very strong family life is changing. More people are moving from rural areas to urban areas or cities. Many young men come to West Africa’s cities to find jobs. The women often stay in the rural homes. They raise the children and farm the land. The men come home from time to time to visit their families and to share what they have earned. __Informational Sources__   __Vocabulary Words__ Africa Text Book *cash crops- cash crops are crops that make a lot of money for   the people who sell them. East Hemishere Book * kinship- a family relationship. Groit: African Storyteller that passes down important lessons through stories. Urbaniztion: The growth of city populations caused by the movement of the people to cities.