Sahel By: Megan Hibbard

What are the 2 tribes that live in Sahel? Tribes  Fulani  Dogan There Customs There Customs The customs are being attracted to Arabs looking for gold from Sudan and Europeans looking for slaves from west Africa.

What do They eat in Sahel?  They eat ground nuts stew with chicken. It looks almost like a soup but with bell peppers, onions, garlic, chicken bullion cubes and salt.

What are the animals in Sahel? Elephant, Zebra, Giraffe, Alligator.

In Sahel there are 9 countries what are they? Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Chad Chad The Gambia The Gambia Guinea-Bissua Guinea-Bissua Mali Mali Niger Niger Senegal Senegal Sudan Sudan

How much of Sahel has been destroyed since 1970’s? Its killed nearly 200,000 people. Though conditions have since improves, it has yet to shake a vicious cycle of soil erosion, insufficient irrigation, deforestation, over population and more.

Climate in Sahel?  Its Mediterranean most of the area and tropical rainforest.  Average Temperature  ___________________________ Its between 77 and 86.

Bodies of water in Sahel?  Senegal  Gambia  Nile  Lake Chad  Straddling Chad  Cameroon  Nigeria  Niger

Sahel’s most Distinctive feature? Sahel’s most distinctive feature is its flat, barren plain’s. This sandy, scrubby land stretches roughly 2,400 miles across Africa, from Gambia to Chad. Sahel’s most distinctive feature is its flat, barren plain’s. This sandy, scrubby land stretches roughly 2,400 miles across Africa, from Gambia to Chad.

What happened to Sahel between 1960 and 1980? The drought of many people being killed from a storm was happening during 1960 and 1980.

The Vegetations. Many different vegetations. Like… Acacia (Acacia): Acacia, whose deep root systems are ideal for semi-arid climates, are among the most common trees found in the Sahel. The tree's feathery leaves protect its bark from dry winds. If it doesn't rain, acacias may not produce leaves. The tree blooms in yellow or white fuzzy flowers. The bark of most acacias produces tanin, which is used in tanning leather; a variety of acacia native to the Sahelian Sudan, acacia senegal, produces gum arabic, used in pharmaceuticals and adhesives. Baobab (Adansonia digitata) : An African native, this drought-and fire-resistant tree is found throughout the Sahel. It is one of the largest trees on the planet, with trunks that are often 50 ft. wide, and heights of up to 85 ft.. In the dry season, the baobab is completely without leaves. Some local legends say that spirits planted the baobab tree upside down, thus accounting for its scraggly appearance in the dry season. The bark can be used for rope and cloth; the trunk, when hollowed out, as a shelter. Jujube (Ziziphous mauritiana): A small, spiny tree about ft. tall, the jujube is drought-resistant and found throughout the Sahel. In Burkina Faso, this tree is often used to make living fences that provide farmers with food and for their animals, fodder. Its fruit can also be used to make strong distilled spirits. Grewia bicolor: A drought-resistant tree that favors rocky slopes and depressions, the grewia bicolor's fruit is eaten fresh or sun-dried and is often turned into a juice or alcohol. Its hard, durable wood is suited for construction and for crafting spoons, clubs, and bows and arrows. Its bark is used as a diuretic and laxative and to treat diarrhea, gonorhhea, syphilis and inflamed instestines. Cram-cram (Cenchrus biflorus ): This prickly, short-lived grass is the food of choice for the herds that graze throughout the Sahel. It is found throughout the region, primarily in regions that border the Sahara.

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