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Case Study: Famine in the Sahel

Case Study: Famine in the Sahel . Urbanization . A way of life that is centered on cities rather than farming and rural communities . Subsistence Farming. Growing food only for one’s own use . Cash Crops. Produce grown primarily to sell . Carry Capacity .

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Case Study: Famine in the Sahel

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  1. Case Study: Famine in the Sahel

  2. Urbanization • A way of life that is centered on cities rather than farming and rural communities

  3. Subsistence Farming • Growing food only for one’s own use

  4. Cash Crops • Produce grown primarily to sell

  5. Carry Capacity • The ability of land to support people and animals • Limited by rainfall, soil quality and land use

  6. Desertification • The change of cropland into desert either from natural causes or human activity

  7. Sahel • Zone of Africa south of the Sahara

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