1. First line on the top of page 61 Copy the question and answer.
Name 1 item you could not live without. Why?

2. Features in Africa

3. Sahara Desert Location Life in the Desert Land
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

4. Sahara Food Must be conserved and protected from the sun
Food and water can be replenished at oases

6. 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

7. Sahel (semiarid region)
Food
Millet, rice, peanuts
Sometimes for profit
Fishing
Raise cattle

8. 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.

11. Rainforest Location Land Life Food West and Central Africa, Madagascar
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.

12. Savanna Location Land Life in the Savanna
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

13. 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