Unit #6 Study thing

The Arabic word "Sahel" means?

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The Arabic word "Sahel" means?

The population of the Transition Zone?

Is rapidly growing

Most people in the Transition Zone live in?

extended families headed by a male family member.

Desertification is?

caused by both human activities and variation in climate

A decade-old conflict in Sudan that ended in 2005 was based on a dispute over?

Islamic-oriented(North) government versus secular government(South)

What was the Purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884?

to regulate European colonization of Africa

Which action would produce the best results toward combating desertification?

adopting agricultural methods that put less stress on the land

Most people in the Transition Zone make their living by

subsistence farming and semi-nomadic herding.

When does most rain fall in the Transition Zone?

Which type of biome is characterized by tropical grassland with scattered trees and alternates between rainy and dry seasons?