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STUDY GUIDE =)Sahara and Sahel regions TestDue: Wednesday, Jan. 19th

Objective NotesI can locate the

following physicalfeatures by:

Relative location=Subregion it is located inand its location relativeto nearby major physicalfeatures (i.e. AtlasMountains are in theNorthern region ofAfrica, East of theAtlantic Ocean.)

Absolute location= I canuse latitude and longitudeto locate a physicalfeature on a map.

Physical Features I can Locate:

(Deserts) Kalahari and Sahara Deserts:

(Mountain ranges) Atlas Mountains and Mt. Kilimanjaro:

(Rivers) Niger and Nile rivers:

(Other major water bodies) Meditteranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean,Red Sea:

(Basin) Congo Basin:

I can describe fourgeographiccharacteristics ofeach subregion ofAfrica.

North: West

Central and South: East:

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I can identify wherethe Sahara Desert,Sahel, and Oasesenvironments arelocated in Northern

Africa

I can identify twomajor environmentalchallenges of theSahara, Sahel andOases environments

-Environmental challenges of Sahara Desert:

-Environmental challenges of Sahel Desert:

-Environmental challenges of Oases:

I can explain twoways for howtechnology hasimproved trade inNorthern Africa

1.

2.

3.

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I can identify andexplain theimportance of datesin an Oasesenvironment.

The importance of Dates in an Oases include:

I can explain thesignificance of anOases in a desertEnvironment

The significance of an Oases in a desert Environment includes:

I can describe twoways human

modifications madeto the SahelEnvironment havecaused environmentalstress and canpropose twosolutions.

Human modification #1 and way it has caused environmentalstress:

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Solution #1:

Human modification #2 and way it has caused environmentalstress:-

Solution for #2:-

I can give a definitionfor pastoral nomadsand identify two waysthey havesuccessfully adaptedin Northern Africa.

Definition:

Reason #1:

Reason #2: