Childrens Illustrated World Atlas

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Boké

Tambacounda

Kaédi

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Magta‘ Lahjar

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Makeni

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Kenema

Tubmanburg

Faranah

Kissidougou

Beyla

Tokounou

Buchanan

Kita

Kobenni

Nioro

Nzérékoré Gbanga

Zwedru

Danané

Kolokani

Harper

Koulikoro

Bougouni

Oualâta

San-Pédro

Boundiali

Tengréla Ferkessédougou

Sassandra

Sikasso

Koutiala

Divo

Ténenkou

San

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Timbuktu (Tombouctou)

Hombori

Bondoukou

Wa

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Baudiagara

Sunyani

Wenchi

Kaya

Tenkodogo Bawku

Yendi

Gao

Fada-Ngourma

Sansanné- Mango

Kpalimé

Sokodé

Dogondoutchi

Birnin Konni

Lokoja

Tessaoua

Yola

Gombi

Idîni Boutilimit

Rkîz Aleg

Gaoual

Fdérik

Bîr Mogreïn

Boûmdeïd

Dinguiraye

Tâmchekket

Tidjikja

Toukoto

‘Ayoûn el ‘Atroûs

Tîchît

‘Aïn Ben Tili

Timbedgha Amourj

Néma

Bassikounou

Taoudenni

Goundam

Araouane

Ansongo

Tessalit

Ayorou

Tillabéri

Ménaka

Jega

Yelwa

Kandi

Koko

Jebba

Keïta

Assamakka

Dakoro

Iferouâne

Guidimouni

Hadejia

Wukari

Nguru

Gouré

Potiskum

Biu

Séguédine

Ngourti

Nguigmi

Oujeft

Chinguetti

Nouâdhibou

Saint Louis

Ziguinchor

Diourbel

Mbaké

Kindia

Labé

Harbel

Kankan

Siguiri

Odienné

Ségou

Gagnoa

Korhogo

Katiola

Mopti

Abengourou

Koudougou

Sekondi-

Takoradi

Cape Coast

Bolgatanga

Nsawam

Abomey

Tahoua

Owerri

Agadez

Bauchi

Minna

Owo

Kaolack

Bobo-Dioulasso

Kumasi

Tamale

Asamankese

Natitingou

Parakou

Oyo Ede

Ilorin

Sokoto

Sapele

Benin City

Gusau

Onitsha

Port Harcourt

Maradi

Aba

Enugu

Katsina

Zaria

Calabar

Kano

Jos

Zinder

Kumo

Maiduguri

Warri

Makurdi

Lafia

Uyo

Cotonou

Lagos

Ogbomosho

Ibadan

Abidjan

Kaduna

ABUJA

ACCRA

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CONAKRY

MONROVIA

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MASKED DANCERS

Masks, such as this one from the Dan tribe of

the Ivory Coast, are worn by dancers who take

on different characters during tribal ceremonies.

Round-eyed masks represent males, while

straight-eyed masks are for females. However,

the actual dancers are always men.

MEDICINE AND HEALING

Many people here seek advice from a

traditional healer if they are ill. Often

the healer is also a religious leader.

Treatment may include the use of herbs

or magical items to fight off the enemy

spirit. Healers may also chant and

dance to attract the good spirits.

Herbs, shells, bones, and sticks

used by traditional healers

WEST AFRICAN FARMERS

In the dry northern areas, crop farming is restricted

to when and where seasonal rain falls. Herders are

partly nomadic and they need to follow the rains

in search of grazing land for their animals. Further

south, where rainfall is higher, farmers grow a wider

variety of crops for their families to eat, and for sale.

Lake Volta in Ghana,

formed by a dam, is

the largest artificial

lake in the world.

FOOD CROPS

In wetter, southern regions,

root vegetables such as yams

and cassava are grown for

food. Peanuts, which also grow

underground, are cultivated

in the north for export or to

cook in traditional stew.

Peanuts Ya m

SPREADING SAHARA

The Sahara may be spreading south into a region

of semi-desert known as the Sahel. People are

planting grass to try and halt the erosion,

which may be a result of droughts,

overgrazing, and tree removal.

Cassava

West Africa

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