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