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The Sahel Countries

Created byMr. Raponi

Objectives

Students will be able to define Sahel, Drought, Desertification, and Nomadic Groups.Students will be able to give two main reasons for desertification.Students will be able to discuss the separation of Sudan into two countries.

Libya

Tunisia

AlgeriaMorocco

Mauritania

Mali Niger Chad Sudan

South Sudan

A MovingDesert

Slowly but surely, over the past 100 years, a stretch of the

_____________________ that in some parts is more than a few hundred miles wide has swallowed parts of countries in Western Africa.

This area runs 2,400 miles from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east

This desert is taking over grassy inland areas of Western Africa.

BoundaryThe countries that lie in the path of the creeping Sahara are Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan and Burkina Faso.

This area is known as

the ______________ which is the Arabic word for “border” and this region forms the border between the Sahara Desert in the North and the fertile lands of the South.

Reasons the Desert is Growing

The Sahel has entered a period of

______________, or an extreme shortage of water.

Another large problem for the area is that animals have

_____________________ the lands so badly, that plant life does not grow back. This means they have eaten the few grasses and shrubs that were there and now they are gone, leaving only desert.

Lake Chad in the

Sahel Region.

Disappearing from the

country of Chad

More Spreading

Two things have ruined this once productive area of the Sahel. Overgrazing Drought

Many grassland areas have become desert, a change called

__________________.Scientists believe that this will continue to occur.

Mauritania- Animals of the Sahel

People

The countries of the Sahel are large in size, but small in population due to the enormous Sahara Desert that takes up most of its lands.

Most people live in southern areas because of the

________________ and _____________ to be

farmed or grazed

Moving RightAlong

For years,

______________________ (groups of people that move through the desert and do not settle in one place…Much like Bedouins)

such as the _____________

and _____________ crossed northern deserts with herds of camels, cattle, and goats.

The people of the Sahel practice a mix of African, Arab, and European traditions.

The Tuareg People

Current Day Sudan

Sudan used to be a united country, and was the largest country on the continent of Africa.

After a six-year transitional period following two decades of brutal civil war, close to four million Southern Sudanese went to the polls in January 2011 to cast their vote, with 99% of all voters choosing independence.

South Sudan

______________________ on July 9, 2011 with the consent of Sudan's President al-Bashir.

Sudan is situated in northern Africa, with 530 miles coastline bordering the Red Sea.

With an area of 728,215 square miles it is the third largest country on the continent.

The Blue and White Nile rivers meet in the capital city,

_________________ to form the River Nile, which flows northwards through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.

The country is a

________________________ country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa.

Its current capital is

_____________________, which is also its largest city.

There is quite a bit of oil within South Sudan but since South Sudan relies on pipelines, refineries, and transportation up near the Red Sea, they have an agreement with Northern Sudan that the government of Northern Sudan in Khartoum would receive 50% share of all oil income.

Chad