West Africa Flashcards by Coltrane Bodbyl-Mast | Brainscape

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What is census

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Counting people in different ethical groups

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What is multiethnic

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Have more than one ethical society in an area

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What is Lagos

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An old city in Nigeria

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What is Abuja

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The capital of Nigeria

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What is Kano

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A city in Nigeria

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What is sovereignty

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Political independence

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What is a coup

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A military takeover

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Who was Kwame Nkrumah

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A person who led Ghana to indepdence

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Who was Jerry Rawlings

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A president of Ghana who tried to reform it’s government.

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What is destertification

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Changing fertile land to dry land

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What is eroding

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Wearing something away

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What is a drought

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Having very little rain

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What is tombouctou

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A trade center in the 1500

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What is the Sahara

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The largest tropical desert in the world

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What is the Sahel

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An area between the Sahara and savanna

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