Natural Resources
Physical
Features
Climate and
Desertification
Miscellaneous
100
What natural resource supplies food, clothing, shelter, and medicine to its people?
The baobab tree
100
What countries are in the sahel?
Somalia, Ethiopia, Chad, Niger, Burkina, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and Djibouti
100
Which area gets more rainfall? The Sahel or the Sahara?
The Sahel
100
What is the transition zone from the Sahara to tropical rain forests?
Sahel
200
What are common jobs in the Sahel?
Farming and herding livestock
200
What river runs through the Sahel?
The Niger River
200
Is the climate in the Sahel usually hot and arid or cold and rainy?
hot and arid
200
Where do people in the Sahel trade?
Eastern Atlantic Coast and Nile River
300
What grain is grown in the Sahel?
Rice
300
What river ends in the Sahel?
The Nile River
300
How many inches of rainfall does the Sahel receive per year?
4-8 inches
300
What is the primary source of transportation?
walking and bike riding
400
What are 2 common mines in the Sahel?
Iron ore and uranium mines
400
True or false: The sahel is mostly flat with few mountains and hills.
True
400
True or False: Temperatures in the Sahel can go above 100 degrees and below 0 degrees in one day.
True
400
What is the name of the mountain range that is found in south Eithiopia?
Ethiopian Highlands
500
What do the people of the Sahel use for clothing?
Barkcloth
500
What gravelly, flat plane is found in the Sahel?
Reg
500
What is the average summer temperature in the Sahel?
76 degrees Fahrenheit
500
What is the smallest country in the African Sahel?
Djibouti
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