country like, Chad, located east of Niger and southwest of Egypt, is a old victim of this phenomenon The Sahel regions, consisting of countries like Chad, Mauritania, Mali, etc…, face droughts regularly. Half of the country is in the Saharan Desert, while the other half, in the Sahel region. Its regular scarcity of rainfall leads to droughts. According to Hydrological Sciences Journal, “West African Sahel has experienced a significant drought which, according to some authors, corresponds to a discontinuity
Niger is located in Western Africa, between Sahel and the Sahara. Since the Sahara covers sixty-six percent of the country, Niger is one of the driest countries in the world. On the hottest months, from March to June, temperatures can reach up to 122 Fahrenheit. On the other hand, during the night time temperature can drastically drop to below freezing levels. Miles of sand dunes cover northern Niger, but vegetation is almost non-existent. The famous air mountains are located in central Niger. They
Desertification is an increasing global issue that has caused many concerns throughout the world. Desertification affects mostly Africa; however it has (and still is) taking its toll on the Arabian Peninsula, southern Asia, Australia, southern South America, and the southwest region of the North American continent (“Desertification”, 2013). According to “Desertification: A Forgotten Threat”, every year, some 23,000 square miles of arable and range land are uncontrollably lost to desert, leaving
Throughout history, geographic factors have affected the way people interact with their surroundings. Deserts and monsoons have affected specific regions such as North Africa and South Asia. These geographic factors have shaped the way these regions developed throughout history. The Sahara desert affected the development of North Africa. The Sahara’s large temperature range and small supply of water can make the region difficult to thrive upon. However, it is not impossible. As stated in document
The food security crisis in the Sahel region of Africa has been one of worst hunger crisis the world has seen this century. A variety of unfavorable conditions have come together to give birth to this crisis. Many warnings had been issued about the oncoming of such a crisis but they went largely unheeded. As the Sahel region covers a large area, millions of people are suffering from food security, and that makes it absolutely imperative that the international community takes action to help ensure
malnutrition in the Sahel region of Northern Africa. This situation has arisen as a result of a range of factors including the environmental constraints and challenges of the savannah biome for food production and the increasing population of the Sahel. Addressing the issue of food security requires action on a
However, their environment are entirely different from each other and people have different adaptation for the Sahel’s environment. Firstly, Sahel does receive more rain than the Sahara Desert and have marginal lands. The Sahel is suffering from desertification and could possibly become part of the Sahara Desert if desertification continues. One adaptation in the Sahel was to switch lands every so often to allow the worn-out fields a rest. In the textbook of “Geography Alive” chapter 20 page 307 it states
Sahel's environment of Sahara determine how people in that area survive. The Sahara desert has one of the harshest environments in the world. The Oasis has so many living things that could not survive without it, including humans. And finally, the Sahel which may not be as bad as the Sahara but still shapes the way some humans live. In order for humans like us to survive, they have to adapt, to survive on any resource they can get and use. The Desert of the Sahara is home to one of the harshest
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still needed in Ghana (Manzanas, 2014). A "Wet" period from the 1950s to the early 1970s was followed by a dry period characterized by the two great droughts of 1973 and 1984. Between these two periods, the reduction in rainfall was remarkable. In the Sahel region, the reduction in rainfall was not as strong, but was felt more acutely. This vision of course has certain limits, due to the fixed comparative periods. For the Sahelian countries, for example, the dry periods lasted from the early 1970s until
The current migrant crisis is nothing more than a deliberate misuse of words. In fact, the Migrant Crisis should be renamed the European crisis because media and propaganda are so intent on transferring the center of crisis from the impoverished and war stricken populace of the Middle East to Europe. Various journalists have intentionally manipulated the meaning of the term “migrant” in order to obscure the humanity of countless men, women, and children. In addition, sources define migrants as “invaders
notable prolongation of malaria transmission and an earlier start and later end of the season in the above areas and even more alarming is the case to the Sahel (Ermert el. al.,
our environmental problems have largely resulted from population growth, which has lead to apathy and inaction with regard to the wasteful consumption of resources. Examples are the desertification of the Sahel in Africa, the one child policy in China and the mis-management of our oceans. The Sahel is a strip of land that extends for more than 6000 kilometres across the southern edge of the Sahara desert. It stretches from Senegal and Mauritania in the west to Ethiopia and Somalia in the east. These
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One of West Africa largest empires is the Empire of Mali that was founded by Sundiata Keita. The empire is located in Sahel,which was on the border of Sahara Desert. The Empire of Mali became rich by controlling the Saharan trade. The Mali consisted of oral traditions that distributed great power and wealth. Mali empire was known for unity and prosperity. The empire of Mali affected West Africa by economy, culture, and architecture. Mali Empire economy was based off trade,gold,and salt. Mali Empire
The majority of people living in the Sahara Desert are nomads. According to the textbook, Geography Alive!, it is stated that “Many desert nomads belong to a group known as the Tuareg. The Tuareg live in six countries in the southern Sahara and Sahel.” Why are they nomads, you may ask. Well, according to the textbook, it’s said that “'The nomadic Tuareg raise camels, goats, cattle, or sheep. When the pasture in one area
Then, it argues that as part of their role in reporting truth back to their audiences, photojournalists have an ethical responsibility to show injustice. Photojournalists’ portrayal of injustice is further examined through an analysis Salgado’s ‘Sahel: The End of The Road’ (2004), where it is asserted that beautiful depictions of suffering are not inherently unethical, but are sometimes actually more respectful of their subjects’ humanity. Next, it is argued
What is desertification? Desertification is the procedure through which constructive land turns non-productive as a result of poor land management, climatic changes, and human activities. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) defines desertification as, “land degradation in arid, and semi-arid areas resulting from various factors including climatic variations and human activities.” Across the globe, desertification affects the subsistence of millions of people, who largely
cultivated gardens (breaking/losing up soil in the garden). Skilled iron makers and blacksmiths also raised crops, chickens, and goats. Cattle raising nomads grew a wheat like grain called a millet. In dryer regions (sahel), farmers grew millets and sorghum. In wetter regions (south of sahel) people grew rice. The West African farmers developed different farming methods for different areas. For an example, The Dogon, who lived in cliffs south of the Niger, found that pools in rainwater formed crevices
Niger is mostly covered by deserts, hills, and sand due to the Sahara Desert and Sahel located within its borders. It is typically split into three regions. In the North, it is a desert region that contains the Sahara. In the middle, the area is semi-arid region due to the Sahel. In the southwest, there is a small fertile area (SOS Children, n.d.). Because of its size and location, Niger is bordered by seven countries. The country gets its name from the Niger River, the countries lowest point. Because