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| 1-3 of 3Sahel flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Sahel Countriesby puking_rainbows | 19 terms | January 17, 2009 |
| 2 | Sahel Quizby SarahCAC | 25 terms | January 18, 2009 |
| 3 | Sahelby ducklover | 15 terms | March 17, 2008 |
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| sahel definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | a strip of land that divides the desert from wetter areas | 6 sets | |
| 2 | desertification is wide spread seperates the sahra fromt eh savannah to the north, recieves little rain | 6 sets | |
| 3 | extensive grassland belt at the southern edge of the sahara | 5 sets | |
| 4 | a dry grasslands region with a steppe climate south of the sahara | 4 sets | |
| 5 | belt south of the sahara; literally 'coastland' in arabic. (p. 215) | 4 sets | |
| 6 | southern region of sahara desert | 3 sets | |
| 7 | a strip of dry grasslands on the southern border of the sahara; also known as "the shore of the desert" | 3 sets | |
| 8 | shoreline of sahara desert | 3 sets | |
| 9 | the region in africa just south of the sahara | 3 sets | |
| 10 | semiarid region south of the sahara desert | 3 sets | |
| 11 | western steppe grasslands (n. of equator) | 2 sets | |
| 12 | worst place in the world, famine, drought, overpopulation | 2 sets | |
| 13 | "shrone"-- northern and southern edges of the sahara desert | 2 sets | |
| 14 | grasslands in west africa north of the equator | 2 sets | |
| 15 | dry grassland bordering sahara | 2 sets | |
| 16 | a region of bush savannahs and grassland along | 2 sets | |
| 17 | a narrow band of dry grassland, running east to west on the southern edge of the sahara, that is used for farming | 1 set | |
| 18 | dry region between the savana and the sahara | 1 set | |
| 19 | the narrow band of semiarid land between the sahara desert and central africa | 1 set | |
| 20 | a region south of the sahara desert that is vulnerable to desertification | 1 set | |
| 21 | coastline of the sahara, means "coastline" because it is a vast ocean of sand | 1 set | |
| 22 | it is a semidesert between the desert and savanah | 1 set | |
| 23 | means "southern coastline" in arabic. the southern edge of the sahara is called this: | 1 set | |
| 24 | southern edge of the sahara "coastline" | 1 set | |
| 25 | vast area of relatively dry grasslands called savannas, dotted with a few trees and thorny bushes. south of the sahara, unpredictable rainfall | 1 set | |
| 26 | over populated, overused desert region in which famines and droughts occur | 1 set | |
| 27 | a strip of land with little rainfall that divides the deserts from wetter areas | 1 set | |
| 28 | a semi arid region south of the sahara | 1 set | |
| 29 | a region in the center of west africa on the edge of the sahara desert and prone to drought | 1 set | |
| 30 | the african region along the southern border of the sahara | 1 set | |
| 31 | the extensive grassland belt at the southern edge of the sahara; a point of exchange between the forests to the south and northern africa. | 1 set | |
| 32 | narrow band of semi-arid land south of the sahara | 1 set | |
| 33 | means "shore of the desert" in arabic; a narrow band of dry grassland that runs east to west along the southern edge of the sahara. people use the sahel for farming & herding. since the 1960s, the desert has spread into the sahel. this shift of the desert is called desertification | 1 set | |
| 34 | a semiarid region south of the sahara | 1 set | |
| 35 | home to mauritania, mali, burkina faso, chad, and niger, sahel means border. besides sahel there are 11 other coastal countries in w. africa | 1 set | |
| 36 | the semi-arid region (sort of dry) south of the sahara | 1 set | |
| 37 | (suh/hayl) a semiarid region south of sahara desert. (p.500) | 1 set | |
| 38 | what means "coastline" in arabic because the north african people viewed this area as a vast ocean of sand? | 1 set | |
| 39 | a very dry region (like a desert) | 1 set | |
| 40 | a semiarid regiion just south of the sahara | 1 set | |