Sahel Questions Sahel Questions

Created by Natasha Rodriguez Created by Natasha Rodriguez

Here is my PowerPoint and the answers Here is my PowerPoint and the answers to all of the Sahel questions. to all of the Sahel questions.

What are the names of the two What are the names of the two tribes that live in the Sahel?tribes that live in the Sahel?

FulaniFulaniDogon Dogon

These are the two tribes that liveThese are the two tribes that live

in the Sahel. in the Sahel.

What are the foods that people in the What are the foods that people in the Sahel eat?Sahel eat?

Groundnut stew with chicken is something that Groundnut stew with chicken is something that people in the Sahel eat. It is made with people in the Sahel eat. It is made with different plants and foods that the people own.different plants and foods that the people own.

What are the four animals that live in the Sahel?

• Elephants, giraffes, sheep, and goats are animals that live in the Sahel.

What are the nine countries that What are the nine countries that live in the Sahel?live in the Sahel?

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau

SenegalSenegal

GambiaGambia

Mauritania Mauritania

MaliMali

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

NigerNiger

ChadChad

Sudan Sudan

How much of the Sahel has How much of the Sahel has been destroyed since the been destroyed since the

1970’s? Why?1970’s? Why?►The Sahel has lost 30% of their trees The Sahel has lost 30% of their trees

since the 1970’s. This is because of since the 1970’s. This is because of the 20 year long drought. the 20 year long drought.

What is the climate like in the Sahel?What is the climate like in the Sahel?

On average the Sahel ranks as the hottest On average the Sahel ranks as the hottest place in the world. Year round temperatures place in the world. Year round temperatures hover between 77 and86 degrees.hover between 77 and86 degrees.

What is the average What is the average temperature in the Sahel?temperature in the Sahel?

The wet season comes between June The wet season comes between June and September, but rainfall is usually and September, but rainfall is usually moderate. The Sahel received as moderate. The Sahel received as much rain in 1999 as Florida received much rain in 1999 as Florida received in one month!in one month!

What bodies of water are What bodies of water are located in the Sahel?located in the Sahel?

It contains the fertile delta of the It contains the fertile delta of the Niger, Senegal, Gambia, Nile, Lake Niger, Senegal, Gambia, Nile, Lake Chad, and straddling Chad, Chad, and straddling Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger.

What are the Sahel's most What are the Sahel's most distinctive feature?distinctive feature?

• The Sahel's most distinctive feature is its flat, barren plains.

What are four types of vegetation in the Sahel?

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.

Jujube (Ziziphous mauritiana):

A small, spiny tree about 23 - 66 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, gonorrhea, syphilis and inflamed instestines.

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 feet. 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.

What happened in the sahel between What happened in the sahel between the 1960’s and the 1980’s?the 1960’s and the 1980’s?

There was a 20 year long drought There was a 20 year long drought that killed many people.that killed many people.

It also killed most of the plants and It also killed most of the plants and other food supplies.other food supplies.

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