1. The Sahel By: Jake T.

2. What are the names of the two tribes that live in the Sahel? Describe some of the customs for What are the names of the two tribes that live in the Sahel? Describe some of the customs for  Describe some of the customs for each tribe each tribe. Two tribes that live there are the Fulani and the Dagon

3. List and describe a meal they eat. One Sahel recipe is groundnut stew with chicken. It is a mix of vegables and meat with natural peanut butter. One Sahel recipe is groundnut stew with chicken. It is a mix of vegables and meat with natural peanut butter.

4. List and describe four animals that live in the Sahel. List and describe four animals that live in the Sahel.  Elephant : is a big friendly plant eating animal.  Giraffe : has a very long neck to reach there favorite food, leaves  Goats : are used for milk and there profit when sold.  Sheep : are used for there wool to make coats.

5. How much of the Sahel has been destroyed since the 1970's? Why?  There was a drought so when fires erupted they where hard to put out because it was so dry.

6. . What is the climate like in the Sahel  it is very dry and hot.

7. What is the average temperature in the Sahel? Average rainfall ?  The average temperature is 77-86 degrees

8. . What bodies of water are located in the Sahel?  the Nile river and the lake Chad are in the Sahel.

9. What is the Sahel's most distinctive feature?  the Sahel's most distinctive feature is the bidirectional corridor.

10. List and describe four types of vegetation.  Acacia \ they have deep roots systems that are good for arid places.And  its feathery leaves protect its bark.  Baobab\ The baobab is a fireproof tree. And it is found all around the Sahel. When the tree grows it can reach 50 feat !  jujube \ It is a small spiny tree and its height range is from 23-66 feat tall. It provides a lot of farmers with the food they eat.  Cram cram\ a prickly short lived grass is the main choice of the herds that graze on it. It is found all through the region

11. . The Sahel is in nine countries, list them  Burkina Faso, Chad, the Gambia, guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sudan,