C. Sahara & Sahel

The Sahara Desert covers 9,400,000 square kilometers and passes through 11 countries: Algeria, Libya, Chad, Morocco, Western Sahara, Tunisia, Egypt, Mali, Niger, Sudan, and Mauritania. It was named after the Arabic word for desert, "Sahra." By 3400 B.C the Sahel was as dry as it is today. The first people to settle the Sahara were the Egyptians in 6000.

Quick Summary:
  • The sahara is 9,400,000 square kilometers
  • In 3,400 B.C. the desert was as hot as it is today








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Georgia Performance Standards

 
SS7G1 The student will locate selected features of Africa.
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rain forest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas Mountains, and Kalahari Desert.


SS7G3 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, and physical characteristics on population distribution in Africa.
a. Explain how the characteristics in the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, and tropical rain forest affect where people live, the type of work they do, and how they travel.
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