The Sahel

The People in The Sahel  The 2 tribes of the Sahel are the Fulani and the Dogon. The Fulani have a religion called Palaaku where they mix in there love of cattle, reserve, and stoicism for instance when they get married the brides dad gives the groom a cow. The Dogon have male societies when a boy turns 12 he is eligible enough to dance Dama.

Dogon Fulani

What They Eat They eat groundnut stew with chicken made with herbs, vegetables, and spices.they make it by blending it at high speed to grind the vegetables. They eat groundnut stew with chicken made with herbs, vegetables, and spices.they make it by blending it at high speed to grind 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 Mali Mauritania Chad Guinea-Bissau SudanNigerSenegal Burkina Faso The 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 Sahel ► Hot and dry year round

The average temperature and rainfall of the Sahel ► Temp.: between 77 and 86 degrees ► Rainfall: moderate wet season is June - September

Bodies of water in the Sahel The longest and most powerful rivers The longest and most powerful rivers Lake Chad Lake Chad

Sahel's most distinctive feature  The flat barren plains

What happened to the Sahel between 1960 and 1980 They had a 20 year long drought that killed thousands They had a 20 year long drought that killed thousands

The vegetation in the Sahel Cram-Cram: is a prickly short-lived grass Cram-Cram: is a prickly short-lived grass Baobab: is one of the largest trees that is fire resistant and is found through-out the Sahel Baobab: is one of the largest trees that is fire resistant and is found through-out the Sahel Acacia: has feathery leaves to protect the bark from wind and blooms white or yellow fuzzy flowers Acacia: has feathery leaves to protect the bark from wind and blooms white or yellow fuzzy flowers Grewia Bicolor: a drought resistant tree that favors rocky slopes has fruit that is used in many ways Grewia Bicolor: a drought resistant tree that favors rocky slopes has fruit that is used in many ways

Cram-Cram Cram-Cram Baobab Baobab Acacia Acacia Grewia Bicolor Grewia Bicolor