SAHEL BY:TY CARROLL

What are the names or the two tribes that lived in Sahel The Tuareg tribe and the Hausa tribe

List and describe a meal. 3 TO 4 LBS COARSELY CUT CHICKEN 1/4CUP PEANUT OIL OR LIGHT COOKING OIL 2 LARGE ONIONS, ONE CHOPPED 1 GARLIC CLOVE, MINCED 4 PLUM TOMATOES ¾ CUP WATER ¼ CUP NATURAL UNSWEETENED PEANUT BUTTER 2 BELL PEPPERS 2 CHICKEN BULLION CUBES ¼ TEASPOON SALT 1 TEASPOON CHILI POWDER ½ TEASPOON GINGER ½ TEASPOON CAYENNE PEPPER 1 MEDIUM-SIZE EGGPLANT, PEELED AND CUBED (OPTIONAL) 2 CUPS FRESH OR FROZEN OKRA (OPTIONAL)

Animals in the Sahel Zebras, giraffes, lions, and elephants

LOCATION OF SAHEL The Sahel is in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Sudan.

Destruction of the Sahel Drought and famine killed over 200,000 people

Climate The climate of the Sahel is: VERY DRY SINCE 1968 AND VERY HOT

TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL Average temperature is Average rainfall – wet season is between June and September. Rainfall is usually moderate inches of rainfall per year. Drier in the northern part.

Bodies of water in the Sahel Contains delta of the Niger River and the Senegal, Gambia, and Nile River and Lake Chad.

Distinctive feature of the Sahel 2400 miles of desert, flat barren land. It is very hot and dry and sandy

VEGETATION Grewia Bicolor – drought resistant tree Cram-Cram – prickly grass that herds graze on Jujube – small spiny tree, drought resistant, used for fences Baobab – drought and fire resistant tere. Largest trees on the planet

1960 to 1980 In this time period, 200,000 people died from a 20 year drought and famine. It is a poor and environmentally damaged area.