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Name 1 item you could not live without.

Why?

Features in Africa

Sahara Desert• Location

– Located across Northern Africa

• Land– Cover 30% of Africa– Vast, hot, and extremely

dry– Dotted with oasis-a

watering hole– Temps. higher than 100° 140°– Receives less than 10

inches of rain a year– Little to no plant or animal

life

• Life in the Desert– Camels are used for

transportation– People cover as much of

their body as possible– Guides help people cross

the desert since there are few landmarks

– Deserts must be crossed to travel across the continent

– Travel in packs so that if one person gets hurt or sick there is help

Sahara• Food

– Must be conserved and protected from the sun

– Food and water can be replenished at oases

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Sahel (semiarid region)• Location

– Between the Sahara desert and savanna• Land

– Harsh, barren grassland– Hot temperatures– 10 to 20 inches of rain per year– Water is scarce– Agriculture and fishing are the basis of the economy

• Life in the Sahel– Nomadic people carry their belongings with

them as they lead their herds to water and food

– Homes may be windbreaks made from brush and sticks or tents made from hides or brush over a wooden frame

Sahel (semiarid region)

• Food– Millet, rice, peanuts

• Sometimes for profit– Fishing– Raise cattle

Tsetse Fly• Found in the Sahel and

savanna areas or Africa• Causes sleeping sickness

in humans – fever, headaches, and joint

pains. • Causes nagana in

animals and is fatal– causing fever, weakness,

and lethargy which lead to weight loss and anemia; in some animals the disease is fatal unless treated.

Rainforest• Location

– West and Central Africa, Madagascar• Land

– Cover 8% of Africa– 60 inches of rain a year; 2 in. per month– 70° to 90°F– Dense vegetation

• Life– Wooden homes or temporary huts made out of branches and

leaves.

• Food– Small-scale farming

• Root or tuber crops; manioc, cassava, yams

• Women gather fruits and nuts; fish

• Men hunt for monkeys, squirrels, and birds

• Trade outside the rainforest for grains, vegetables, nuts, and dried fruits from the savanna.

Savanna• Location

– Spreads north and south from the rainforest– Covers 2/3 of Africa

• Land– Near the rainforests there are lots of trees– Near the deserts few trees– One rainy season that lasts 4 to 8 months– Dry season all but the strongest trees and bushes die– Slow-Moving rivers in the west and long chain rivers in the east

• Life in the Savanna– Most densely populated area of Africa– Homes: Each building is a separate room and all the rooms

belonging to a family are surrounded by a fence or wall• Made of mud walls shaped around wooden poles

with a thatched roof

Savanna• Food

– Herd livestock: cows, goats, sheep, and camels provide meat, milk, and hides

– Farm Crops – during and after the rainy season• Grains: millet, sorghum, rice, corn, cassava

– Hunters follow herds of migrating animals– Rivers and lakes provide fishing all year