The Sahel Countries Created by Mr. Raponi Burkina Faso Niger
Mali Chad
Libya Tunisia Algeria Morocco Mauritania Mali Niger Chad Sudan
South Sudan
A Moving Desert
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.
Sahara Desert
Boundary
The 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.
Sahel
The Growing Desert
The _____________ receives small amounts of rainfall, so only
short grasses are able to grow there.
This area is good for raising livestock.
But a large problem for the area is that animals have
overgrazed the lands so badly, that plant life does not grow
back.
Sahel
Expanding Desert
The Sahel has entered a period of
______________, or an extreme shortage of water.
The latest period of drought began in the 1980s. This has
caused crops to fail, rivers to dry up, an cattle to die.
Thousands of people in this area have also died of hunger.
Drought
Lake Chad in the Sahel Region. Disappearing from the country of
Chad
More Spreading
Both overgrazing and drought have ruined this once productive
area of the Sahel.
Many grassland areas have become desert, a change called
__________________.
Scientists believe that this will continue to occur.
Desertification
Mauritania- Animals of the Sahel
People
The countries of the Sahel are large in size, but small in
population.
Most people live in southern areas because of the
________________ and
_____________ to be farmed or grazed
Rivers Land
Moving Right Along
For years,
______________________ (groups of people that move through the
desert and do not settle in one placeMuch 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.
Nomadic Groups Tuareg Fulani
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.
Seceded
Sudan is situated in northern Africa, with 530miles coastline
bordering the
_________________.
With an area of 728,215 sqmi,
it is the ________________ 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.
Red Sea Third Khartoum North Sudan
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.
