Sahel Powerpoint The Sahel region is in 9 different counties. Sudan Mali Niger Burkina Faso Chad Gambia Senegal Guinea Bissau
Animals There are 4 major animals, they are cattle, sheep, goats, giraffes, and elephants.
Tribes The tribe in the Sahel are the Tuarrg and the Huasa.
Meal 3 to 4 lbs coarsely cut chicken 1/ 4 cup peanut oil or light cooking oil 2 large onions, one chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 4 plum tomatoes 3/4 cup water 1/4 cup natural unsweetened peanut butter 2 bell peppers 2 chicken bullion cubes 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 medium-size eggplant, peeled and cubed (optional) 2 cups fresh or frozen okra (optional) This is called groundnut stew.
About the Sahel In the 1970 most of the Sahel was destroyed by drought and famine over 200,000 people died or got really sick.30% of the trees were cut down.
Temperature and Rainfall The temperature in the Sahel is 77 – 86 degrees. Rainfall The rainfall goes from 1.5 inches to 11.5 inches.
The climate The climate in the Sahel is hot and humid all year round
Bodies of water The bodies of water are the Atlantic ocean and the Arbin strait , lake Chad, and the Senegal, Gambia , Nile rivers.
Sahel’s most distinctive feature The most distinctive feature is the flat barren plains.
Vegetation Savanna woodland, Desert, Bush land, Fertile grassland. Savanna woodland is like the savanna, Desert is hot and dry, Bush land is like a tundra, Fertile grassland is like a plain.
Between 1960 - 1980 A 20 year drought killed thousands of people.
By: Cassie Kelley :)