This document provides an overview of West and Central Africa based on a World Geography textbook chapter. It covers the Sahel region, coastal countries, Nigeria, and Central Africa. Key points include: the Sahel's history of trade empires and current environmental challenges; how coastal location encouraged trade but also economic struggles since independence; Nigeria's varying regions defined by settlement patterns and effect of military rule; and how the Congo River aids Central Africa but the region also faces political turmoil like in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

1. World Geography Chapter 26 West and Central Africa Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved.

2. World Geography Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Section 1: The Sabel Section 2: The Coastal Countries Section 3: Nigeria Section 4: Central Africa Chapter 26: West and Central Africa

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