Physical Geography of West Africa.

The region of West Africa has plentiful resources with a small variety of landforms. Its main physicals features are plains and rivers. Plains cover most of West Africa stretching out for miles, the coastal plain is where most of the population is housed while the interior plains provides land where people can grow crops and allow animals to graze. The main river in West Africa is the Niger River which is issential to the life of many people who cultivate land by its shore. It provides fresh water as well as food in the form of fish. It is also an important transportation route. West Africa is divided into four zones. The notherest part is within the Sahara where hardly any vegetation grows and it is extremely dry. South of this zone is the sahel which is strip of land that divides the deserts from the water ways. This area has enough vegetation to suppourt life. To the south of this zone is the savanna which is largely populated with tall grasses, trees and shrubs. This is the best region for farming in West Africa becasue rainfall is plentiful. The fourth zone is along the coasts of the Alantic and golf of Guinea. This zone has a humid climate but large amounts of rain suppourts the tropical forests. West Africas main resources are cacao, coffee, cocounts, peanuts, diamonds, gold, iron ore, bauxite and oil which is the most valuable resource bringing large amounts of money to the region after its sale. All in all West Africa does not have very diverse physical forms but it is plentiful in resources.