Fula people

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fula-people

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the ethnic group names?Fula, Fulani, Fulɓe
2. What is the estimated global population?Between 25 and 40 million people
3. Who are the Fula people?The Fula, also called Fulani or Fulɓe, are a large ethnic group in Africa that live in many countries and speak the Fula language.
4. Why do some Fula people travel with their cattle?They are pastoralists who move across wide lands to find fresh pasture and water for their cattle, learning a lot about the environment along the way.

Diaspora: A dispersion of people from their original homeland, who maintain cultural connections to their place of origin.
Pastoralism: An economic system based on raising livestock, often involving seasonal migration to find grazing lands and water resources.
Ethnic Identity: A sense of belonging to a particular ethnic group, often based on shared language, culture, history, and ancestry.
Social Stratification: The division of society into hierarchical layers or strata, based on factors like wealth, occupation, or social status.