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W e s t A f r i c a  ·  **__How do West Africans make a living? __** West Africans make a living in a whole bunch of different ways. The people who live in villages grow food for themselves to eat and cash crops so they can sell them. The people who live in the Sahara and the really dry Sahel may herd cattle, goats, sheep’s, or camels. Along the coast is where many West Africans make a living by fishing. Some West Africans work in hospitals, hotels, or office buildings, if they live in big cities. __** This is a picture of people farming in West Africa. I chose this picture because farming is a way many people make a living in West Africa. [|**www.jupiterimages.com/itemDetail.aspx?itemID=...**]  ·  **__What Ethnic groups was Nigeria ruled by?__** Nigeria was ruled by many ethnic groups before Europeans arrived. These ethnic groups included the Hausa, the Yoruba, and the Ibo. When Europeans drew Nigeria’s borders, they didn’t remember the ethnic groups. Nigeria contains so many ethnic groups because it’s so big. More people live in Nigeria then in any other country in Africa. This is a picture of Nigeria's ethnic groups. I choose this picture because it shows just how many ethnic groups are in Nigeria. http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2692 · **__Vocabulary __**  1. West Africa is famous for its __ cultural diversity __– it has a wide variety of cultures.  2. __Multiethnic__ means that many ethnic groups live within its borders. Question # 3
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How do West Africans deal with so many ethnic groups?  ·  West Africans speak many different languages. Traveling to the neighboring cities could feel like travel to another county, because of the 100’s of ethnic groups. The way West African’s deal with this is having four five common languages among most theses ethnic groups. This practice helps unify countries with many ethnic groups.

Vocabulary What is an ethnic group?  ·  An ethnic group is a group of people who share the same ancestors, culture, language, or religion.



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Vocab: Multiethnic lots of ethnicities in one boundry.

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