GEO 358 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Palm Oil, Tropical Rainforest, Animism
West Africa
1. 9 countries
a. Guinea Bissau
b. Guinea
c. Sierra Leone
d. Liberia
e. Ivory Coast
f. Ghana
g. Togo
h. Benin
i. Nigeria
j. All countries have coastlines
k. Railroad’s oriented towards the coast
l. No integrated rail network
m. Little trade between west African countries
2. Environment
a. Savanna in the north
b. Tropical rainforests on the coast
i. 90% deforested
3. Religions of North Africa
a. Muslims in north
b. Christians and Animists in the south
i. Near coastline
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4. West African agricultural exports
a. Peanuts (groundnuts) in savanna north
b. Cocoa and palm oil in rainier south
c. Palm oil
i. Ingredient of food and soap
d. Cocoa
i. Ivory Coast: 50% of world’s supply
5. Liberia
a. Never colonized
b. Founded in 1820’s by freed American slaves
c. 1847- independence
d. Capital- named for Monrovia for James Monroe
e. Flag is similar to U.S flag
f. Close U.S ties
i. Firestone rubber plantation
g. Ruled by Americo- Liberians until 1980
i. 5% of the population
ii. 1980’s- native Liberian gained power
h. Terrible civil war, 1990s
i. Rebel leader- Charles Taylor (Americo- Liberian)
1. Taylor gained control
2. Convicted of war crimes by World Court (2012)
i. Peaceful now
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