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Climate, Location, and Where People Live Sahara, Sahel, savanna, rainforest SS7G3a

----SAHARA---- Where is it? RAINFOREST -------SAHEL------- S A V A N N Northern part of Africa ----SAHARA---- -------SAHEL------- Between the Sahara and the savanna S A V A RAINFOREST N On the west coast in the center of the continent N Stretches across the continent Below the Sahel and down the east coast A Where is it?

---Semi-arid with short grasses--- ----Hot & Dry---- ---Semi-arid with short grasses--- G r a s s Thick Jungle Hot & Humid l a n Describe it d

What do the people do to survive? Hunting & Gathering a r F m & R a n -Nomadic- moving from place to place trading- ----Herding & some farming---- a r F m & Hunting & Gathering R a n What do the people do to survive? c h

----Camel---- Traditionally Foot How do the People travel? Today more Modern modes of transportation are used except in the rainforest where it is too dense to use modern transportation

---It keeps growing--- Desertification due to drought & over-grazing Deforestation u l a t What is threatening the environment? i n o

15-20 per sq. mi. How many People live there? 2 5 - 3 - 15-20 per sq. mi. 3 How many People live there? per sq. mi.

Climate, Location, and Where People Live Sahara, Sahel, savanna, rainforest SS7G3a