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The Sahel

The Sahel. By: Justin Walsh. Two Tribes and Their Customs. Two tribes that live in Sahel are the Dogon and the Fulani. Some of the Dogon’s customs are: Dancing in religious rituals like the dama .

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The Sahel

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  1. The Sahel By: Justin Walsh

  2. Two Tribes and Their Customs Two tribes that live in Sahel are the Dogon and the Fulani. Some of the Dogon’s customs are: • Dancing in religious rituals like the dama. • Genealogists, musicians, poets, iron workers and wood artisans may not wear ritual masks, and live apart in special sections of a village. • Villages are laid out according to a plan that represents the human body. • Village elders meet in a building at the village’s head. Some of the Fulani’s customs are: • The true Fulani is someone who displays “palaaku”, a mixture of three values • Males beat each other with walking sticks and no signs of pain are allowed. • When a bride’s father transfers one of his cattle to the groom, only then is the marriage considered official. • Herding is an all-male occupation that during the flooding of the Niger delta sends young men to dry-season camps for months at a time.

  3. An Example of a Meal They Eat • One Sahel recipe is groundnut stew with chicken. It is a mix of vegetables and meat with some natural peanut butter.

  4. Four Animals that Live in the Sahel • Elephants • Giraffes • Cattle • Sheep

  5. The Nine Countries in Sahel • Guinea-Bissau • Senegal • The Gambia • Mauritania • Mali • Burkina Faso • Niger • Chad • Sudan

  6. Much of the Sahel Has Been Destroyed Since the 1970's. • 30% of trees have been lost because of a drought.

  7. The Climate in The Sahel • Sahel is said to be the hottest place on earth.

  8. Average Temperature and Rainfall • On average, the Sahel ranks as the hottest place on earth. • The year-round temperature is between 77 and 86 degrees. • The wet season comes between June and September, but rainfall is usually moderate.

  9. Bodies of WaterLocated in the Sahel • Senegal • Gambia • Nile • Lake Chad • Straddling Chad • Cameroon • Nigeria • Niger

  10. The Sahel'sMost Distinctive Feature • The most distinctive feature is its flat, barren plains.

  11. Four Types of Vegetation • Acacia – They have deep root-systems that are good for arid places and its feathery leaves protect its bark. • Baobab – The Baobab is a fireproof tree. It is found all around the Sahel. When the tree grows it can reach 50 feet! • Jujube – It is a small spiny tree and its height range is from 23-66 feet. It provides a lot of farmers with the food they eat. • Cram-cram – A prickly short lived grass is the main choice of herds that graze on it. It is found all throughout the region.

  12. What Happened in the Sahelbetween 1960 and 1980? • Between 1960 and 1980, there was a big drought.

  13. THE END

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