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The Sahel. The People in The Sahel. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The SahelThe Sahel
The People in The SahelThe People in The Sahel
The 2 tribes of the Sahel are the Fulani The 2 tribes of the Sahel are the Fulani and the Dogon. The Fulani have a and the Dogon. The Fulani have a religion called Palaaku where they mix in religion called Palaaku where they mix in there love of cattle , reserve, and there love of cattle , reserve, and stoicism for instance when they get stoicism for instance when they get married the brides dad gives the groom a married the brides dad gives the groom a cow. The Dogon have male societies cow. The Dogon have male societies when a boy turns 12 he is eligible enough when a boy turns 12 he is eligible enough to dance Dama.to dance Dama.
Dogon Fulani Dogon Fulani
What They Eat What They Eat
They eat groundnut stew with They eat groundnut stew with chicken made with herbs, chicken made with herbs, vegetables, and spices .they make it vegetables, and spices .they make it by blending it at high speed to grind by blending it at high speed to grind the vegetables.the vegetables.
Animals Giraffe: reaches heights of 18 feet, known to
Romans as the spotted camel, one of the most frequent browsers of the Sahel
Zebu: mostly used for milk, introduced from India and other countries
Warthog: migrates with the season, male tusks are up to 23 inches long
Senegal gerbil: most common mammals can grow from 4-6 inches long
Zebu
Giraffe
Warthog
Senegal gerbil
The 9 countries of the Sahel The 9 countries of the Sahel
Mali MauritaniaMali Mauritania
Chad Guinea-Bissau Chad Guinea-Bissau
SudanSudan
NigerNiger
SenegalSenegal
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso
The GambiaThe Gambia
30% of the Sahel has been destroyed
Their trees got cut down for fire wood and without trees rainfall slackens and soil erodes away from wind and water
The climate of the SahelThe climate of the Sahel
►Hot and dry year round Hot and dry year round
The average temperature and The average temperature and rainfall of the Sahelrainfall of the Sahel
►Temp.: between 77 and 86 degrees Temp.: between 77 and 86 degrees ►Rainfall: moderate wet season is June -Rainfall: moderate wet season is June -
SeptemberSeptember
Bodies of water in the SahelBodies of water in the Sahel
The longest and most powerful riversThe longest and most powerful rivers Lake Chad Lake Chad
Sahel's most distinctive Sahel's most distinctive feature feature
The flat barren plainsThe flat barren plains
What happened to the Sahel What happened to the Sahel between 1960 and 1980between 1960 and 1980
They had a 20 year long drought that They had a 20 year long drought that killed thousandskilled thousands
The vegetation in the SahelThe vegetation in the Sahel
Cram-Cram: is a prickly short-lived grassCram-Cram: is a prickly short-lived grass Baobab: is one of the largest trees that is Baobab: is one of the largest trees that is
fire resistant and is found through-out the fire resistant and is found through-out the SahelSahel
Acacia: has feathery leaves to protect the Acacia: has feathery leaves to protect the bark from wind and blooms white or yellow bark from wind and blooms white or yellow fuzzy flowersfuzzy flowers
Grewia Bicolor: a drought resistant tree Grewia Bicolor: a drought resistant tree that favors rocky slopes has fruit that is that favors rocky slopes has fruit that is used in many ways used in many ways
Cram-CramCram-Cram
BaobabBaobab
AcaciaAcacia
Grewia BicolorGrewia Bicolor