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Jonathan: says I’m you host Jonathan Bartlett and this (pause) is West Africa. : ) Jonathan: Your contestants today are Billy and Connor. Jonathan: first the rules to answer a question you have to buzz in first, then you have to name every part of the answer, you can use a lifeline, or skip the question and take another question you only get one of each. Jonathan: first question name 16 religions in West Africa. Billy: Um… (Name all but one)(see other page) Jon: sorry you forgot one (name all on other page) next question name the GDP of ever country in West Africa for 2008. Connor: um um um a a a a a a a a um um Jon: 5 seconds Connor: um um um 42 Jon: Um um um um um NO the correct is (check other page) : ( Jon: next question Billy name every West African currency and how many of that currency equals one US dollar. Billy: Oh, oh, gosh ah, ya ya know I’m gonna use a life line. Jon: Ok! Who are you gonna call? B: Im gonna call Vince! Vince: Im here Jonathan: alright here’s your question (ask question again) Vince: Well that’s easy( answer question right) Jonathan: finally someone smart that’s correct. The next question is What is a flowing, wide sleeved robe, worn by men in West Africa on formal occasions? Connor: An Boubou Jonathan: that’s correct your both tied right now. This question is for both of you and whoever buzzes in first gets to answer alright name three people from west Africa and what country they’re from. Billy: (Billy hits table first) akon and he is from Senegal, Hugo weaving and he is from Nigeria, and Seal who is form Nigeria. Jonathan good job and you didn’t even need Vince. Jonathan next question name a type of West African drum. Connor: (Buzzes First) the djembe drum J: correct next question tell me what is Jollof stew Billy: (buzzes first) ollef stew is a well seasoned meat and rice combination. The meat is usually chicken but can also be red meat or fish. Jonathan: Coooooooorrectimundo Now for bonus points name another traditional West African dish and what it is made of? Billy: I don’t know Connor I know I know I know pick me!!! Jonathan: oooook then what is your answer? Connor : groundnut stew and it is which can use a lot of meat or none at all and the cook adds chillies, onions, peanuts, and tomatoes. Jonathan: next question Name three important days West Africa and what country they are from and when they are celebrated. Connor: (Buzzes in first) March 6th independence day in Ghana, October 26 Armed Forces day in Benin, and December 18 republic day in Niger. Jonathan: correct the next question is a hard one what country is fueled by poverty and lack of government power, is facing huge political issues due to the movement of the rebels trying to overthrow the Blank government. The rebels are well armed and highly trained and are making a worldly impact.what country are these rebels from? Connor: (buzzes first) wow that's hard but I'm gonna go with Nigeria Jonathan: (after a pause) that's correct the next question is many questions and every time you get one right you move onto the next one but if you get one wrong you get no points and the other player gets to try to answer the rest of the questions. Ready 50 years ago when Great Britain liberated a formally colonized area of Africa with hundreds of different groups in it, unified it, and called it what Billy: (dings in) uh ill skip it Jonathan: Ok next question name a country that was a big historic influence in West Africa. Billy: Indonesia Jonathan: no connor for the steal Connor: Portugal Jonathan: Ready 50 years ago when Great Britain liberated a formally colonized area of Africa with hundreds of different groups in it, unified it, and called it what Connor: Nigeria Jonathan: wow that's correct you get two points for answering both of those questions. The next question these next few questions will be true or false all right does West africa have it's own type of manatees? Billy: (Buzzes First) True Jonathan: that is right good job next question do manatees, elephants, turtles hippos, rhinos, chimpanzees, gorillas, jaguars, ostriches, fruit bats, and kangaroos live in West Africa Connor: ( buzzes first) false kangaroos don't live in West Africa Jonathan: good job now is Boophilus Micrplusticks the a scientific name of an animal that is only found in West Africa Billy: ( buzzes first) true Jonathan: wow that's really good all right done with true and false The next question is also really hard describe the climate of each African country. Billy:The climate for Togo is tropical and humid in the south and semiarid in the north. The climate for Guinea Bissau is tropical with the dry season in December through May. The climate for Cote D'livorie is tropical along the coast and semiarid in the far north. The climate for Nigeria is equatorial in the south, tropical in the center, and arid int he north. The climate for Benin, Liberia, Senegal, and Ghana is tropical. Mali is subtropical to arid. Niger is mostly dessert and dry. The climate for Sierra Leone is tropical with summer as the rainy season. The climate for Cape Verde is warm and dry. The climate for The Gambia is tropical and hot. Mauritania is dessert, constantly hot and dry. Guinea's climate is hot and humid. Jonathan: omg thats right how'd you get that that's almost impossible the next question is name every country in West Africa. Connor: (buzzes first) Benin, Cote D'Ivorie, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Burkina Fasso, Guinea-Bissau. Jonatha: correeeeeect what country influences the politics of West Africa? Connor; Nigeria Jonathan: correct good job the next question is about government. Who is both the head of state and runs the government, and also is head of a multi-party system in Nigeria? Billy:(buzzes First) The president and his name is Umaru Yar' Adua. Jonathan:Corrrrreeeeecccttt describe the landscape in West Africa. Billy:( buzzes first) (see below) Jonathan: wowzers that was good Jon- Name all the mineral resources in West Africa. Connor- Uh, ( see below) Jon- what kind of Government are most of the west African Countries? Billy- (see below) Jonathan: What country is Nigeria's government most like? Connor: America Jonathan: true or false If Nigeria is such an influential country in West Africa then most of the other countries have similar politics. Connor; (buzzes first) true Jon- AWESOME! Jon: name three platues in West Africa Connor: Juma Rock, Zuma Rock, and Aso Rock. Jonathan: correctimundo true or false the majority of West Africa is mountains. Billy:(buzzes first) False Jonathan: you have answered the question correctly (in jedi voice) next question Describe the area below the mountains and on the coast in West Africa. Connor: Below the mountains there are usually flat, long, desserts with small shrubs poka dotting the landscape. Along the coast the coast coast it is usually the same but the beaches have softer sand. Jonathan That is correct and good job everybody Jon- And that's all of our time today! And Our winner today is... Connor! You win a big, bright, beautiful, brand new car. Connor: but I don't have my lisence
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=**Economy**=
 * Country || GDP for 2008 ||
 * Benin || 6.94 billion ||
 * Cote D'lvore || 23.78 billion ||
 * Cape Verde || 1.845 billion ||
 * The Gambia || 779 million ||
 * Ghana || 17.72 billion ||
 * Guinea || 4.454 billion ||  ||
 * Liberia || 926 million ||
 * Mali || 8.776 billion ||
 * Mauritania || 3.625 billion ||
 * Niger || 5.322 billion ||
 * Nigeria || 220.3 billion ||
 * Senegal || 13.9 billion ||
 * Sierra Leone || 1.971 billion ||
 * Togo || 3.009 billion ||
 * Guinea-Bissau || 442 million ||
 * Burkina Faso || 8.242 billion ||


 * West African countries || US dollar || amount and type of African currency ||
 * Benin || 1 || 438.77 Communaute Financiere Africaine francs ||
 * Cote d'lvorie || 1 || 441.72 Communaute Financiere Africaine francs ||
 * Cape Verde || 1 || 73.84 escudos ||
 * The Gambia || 1 || 22.75 Dalasiss ||
 * Ghana || 1 || 1.1 cedis ||
 * Guinea || 1 || 5,500 Guinean Francs ||
 * Liberia || 1 || 59.43 Liberian dollars ||
 * Mali || 1 || 438.77 Communaute Financiere Africaine francs ||
 * Mauritania || 1 || 271.3 Ouguiyas ||
 * Niger || 1 || 438.77 Communaute Financiere Africaine francs ||
 * Nigeria || 1 || 117.8 Nairas ||
 * Senegal || 1 || 438.77 Communaute Financiere Africaine francs ||
 * Sierra Leone || 1 || 2,961.7 Leones ||
 * Togo || 1 || 441.72 Communaute Financiere Africaine francs ||
 * Guinea-Bissau || 1 || 447.81 Communaute Financiere Africaine francs ||
 * Burkina Faso || 1 || 447.81 Communaute Financiere Africaine francs ||

WEST AFRICAN MINERAL RESOURCES; Gold, Bauxite, coal, manganese, diamonds, uranium, iron ore, and oil. WEST AFRICAN RELIGIONS: Muslim, Voodoo (Vodun), Roman Catholicism, Islamic, Animistic, Orisha, Ifa, Igbo Odinani, Sunni, Shias, Kano, Hinduism, Judaism, Baha''I, Crislam, and Rosichrun.

Culture A typical formal attire is the Boubou. The Boubou is a flowing, wide sleeved robe, worn by men in West Africa. The Djembe drum is a popular drum played by many ethnic groups in West Africa. Some popular food in West Africa is Jollof stew. Jollof stew is a well seasoned meat and rice combination. The meat is usually chicken but can be red meat or fish. Another popular dish in West Africa is Groundnut stew which is a stew which can use a lot of meat or none at all and the cook adds chillies, onions, peanuts, and tomatoes.

War Fueled by poverty, and lack of government power, West Africa is facing huge political issues due to the movement of Nigerian rebels. The rebels are in an attempt to overthrow the Nigerian government, and are mainly targeting oil pipelines, depots, or refineries. Mainly the rebels want to obtain, or destroy oil there main targets are Shell oil establishments. They will either take over the plants, or destroy them. Below you see that these men are heavily armed and highly trained. These rebels are exceeding their own expectations by not just making a national but international impact on not only Nigeria but the whole world especially the larger UN countries like The Us and the UK.

The Nigerian civil war was the result of what happened 50 years ago when Great Britain liberated a formally colonized area of Africa with hundreds of different groups in it, unified it, and called it Nigeria. The three main groups in that are were the Igbo which were mostly in the southern area of Nigeria, the Hausa-Fulani which resided in the northern territory, and the Yoruba which was mostly in the southwestern part of Nigeria. They each had a different form of ruling and had many social differences. The war started in 1967 when Nigerian Federal troops advanced two columns into Biafra. __**Famous people from West Africa**__ Seal is from Nigeria and is a singer. Hugo Weaving is an actor and was born in Nigeria. He was agent smith in the Matrix. Akon is a singer and is from Senegal. Kanye West is from Sieria Leone. March 6 is Independence Day in Ghana. October 26 is armed forces day in Benin. December 18 is republic day in Niger.
 * Important days**

Portugal was an influence on West Africa. Portugal influenced the languages in some countries, **gave wast Africans a totally different view of music by introducing new rhythms including the waltz, polka, and the march. One of the biggest influences on West Africa was Christianity. Before Portugese arrival most of the tribes were non Christan people who were destroying themselves with cannibalism, human sacrifice, murder of twins and inter-tribal warfare. Then they were converted.
 * __West African Animal Life__**
 * West Africa ** Has Elephants and its own species of manatees. A s the world’s largest terrestrial mammal, the elephant has acted as a majestic symbol of the African continent for thousands of years. In recent times, West African populations of the species have become extremely vulnerable. An estimated 90 per cent of their range has been destroyed. This loss of habitat and illegal killing raise concerns about the future of this threatened species. there are manatees, elephants, turtles hippos, rhinos, chimpanzees, gorillas, jaguars, ostriches, fruit bats. An animals that are only found in west Africa and nowhere else boophilus micrplusticks.
 * Historical influences

They have sickle bushes, cotton, yams, oil palms, tomatoes, kwei, armah. They also canna leaf, elaeis guineensis, hibiscus flowers, purple climbing ipomoea, abrusprecatorius. They also have diospyroselliotii, anubias nana, anuias barteri, anubias coffee folloia, anubias hastifolia, anubias minima, anubias gracilis, anubias afzelii, anubias gigantea, anubias heterophylla, tiger lotus red, tiger lotus green, bolbitis huedelotii, crinum calamistratum, crinum natans, crinum crispusnatam and that's just to name a few.
 * West African Plant Life**

West Africa has plains, mountains, deserts, and plateaus like, Zuma Rock, Juma Rock, and Aso Rock. The majority of West Africa is plains. west Africa is more humid in the south. There are rocky mountains with little vegetation. Below the mountains there are usually flat, long, desserts with small shrubs poka dotting the landscape. Along the coast the coast coast it is usually the same but the beaches have softer sand.
 * West Africa Landscape**

The climate for Burkina faso is tropical. The climate for Togo is tropical and humid in the south and semiarid in the north. The climate for Guinea Bissau is tropical with the dry season in December through May. The climate for Cote D'livorie is tropical along the coast and semiarid in the far north. The climate for Nigeria is equatorial in the south, tropical in the center, and arid int he north. The climate for Benin, Liberia, Senegal, and Ghana is tropical. Mali is subtropical to arid. Niger is mostly dessert and dry. The climate for Sierra Leone is tropical with summer as the rainy season. The climate for Cape Verde is warm and dry. The climate for The Gambia is tropical and hot. Mauritania is dessert, constantly hot and dry. Guinea's climate is hot and humid. West Africa is the driest part of Africa. In most West African countries the governmental system is a federal presidential representative democratic republic. The president is both the head of state, head of government, and of a multi-party system. There is a senate and representatives it is very similar to the US's government. The current president in Nigeria is Umaru Yar' Adua. Because Nigeria is a very big and influential country in West Africa Most other countries have similar politics.
 * Climate**
 * government**