Sahel Powerpoint The Sahel region is in 9 different counties. Sudan Mali Niger Burkina Faso Chad Gambia Senegal Guinea Bissau.

Sahel PowerpointSahel Powerpoint

• The Sahel region is in 9 different counties.• Sudan• Mali• Niger• Burkina Faso• Chad• Gambia• Senegal• Guinea Bissau

Animals• There are 4 major

animals, they are cattle, sheep, goats, giraffes, and elephants.

TribesTribes

The tribe in the Sahel are the Tuarrg The tribe in the Sahel are the Tuarrg and the Huasa. and the Huasa.

MealMeal

3 to 4 lbs coarsely cut chicken3 to 4 lbs coarsely cut chicken1/ 4 cup peanut oil or light cooking oil1/ 4 cup peanut oil or light cooking oil2 large onions, one chopped2 large onions, one chopped1 garlic clove, minced1 garlic clove, minced4 plum tomatoes4 plum tomatoes3/4 cup water3/4 cup water1/4 cup natural unsweetened peanut butter 1/4 cup natural unsweetened peanut butter 2 bell peppers2 bell peppers2 chicken bullion cubes 2 chicken bullion cubes 1/4 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon chili powder1 teaspoon chili powder1/2 teaspoon ginger1/2 teaspoon ginger1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper1 medium-size eggplant, peeled and cubed (optional)1 medium-size eggplant, peeled and cubed (optional)2 cups fresh or frozen okra (optional)2 cups fresh or frozen okra (optional)

This is called groundnut stew.This is called groundnut stew.

About the Sahel In the 1970 most of

the Sahel was destroyed by drought and famine over 200,000 people died or got really sick.30% of the trees were cut down.

Temperature and RainfallTemperature and Rainfall

TemperatureTemperature

The temperature in the The temperature in the Sahel is 77 – 86 Sahel is 77 – 86 degrees.degrees.

RainfallRainfall

The rainfall goes from The rainfall goes from 1.5 inches to 11.5 1.5 inches to 11.5 inches.inches.

The climateThe climate

The climate in The climate in the Sahel is hot the Sahel is hot and humid all and humid all year roundyear round

Bodies of waterBodies of water

The bodies of water The bodies of water are the are the

Atlantic ocean and the Arbin strait , lake Chad, and the Senegal, Gambia , Nile rivers.

Sahel’s most distinctive feature

The most distinctive feature is the flat barren plains.

VegetationVegetation

Savanna woodland, Desert, Bush land, Fertile grassland.

• Savanna woodland is like the savanna, Desert is hot and dry, Bush land is like a tundra, Fertile grassland is like a plain.

Between 1960 - 1980• A 20 year drought killed thousands

of people.