16. Why was the Sahel's location important to the early empire of Ghana?

a. its location in the Sahara made it difficult to attack.
b. its coastal location gave it vast fishing resources
c. the Sahel was the trade link between the Mediterranean coast and the rest of Africa
d. its location between rain forest and desert gave it an ideal climate
C

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-MC

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Also:

18. Which sentence below is a cause-effect statement?
a. Nigerian students and workers often protested during the structural adjustment period
b. one of the surprising facts about West Africa is that the Sahara was not always a desert
c. because of their location, the coastal countries of West Africa have many advantages
d. the continent of Africa consists of a group of basins set in a vast plateau
C

-MC
Right on both.