Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and South Sudan. 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. Characteristics Live Work Travel Sahara Dry; Oasis 1. Along the 1. On the 1. In the cities (Spring in the Mediterranean Mediterranean by car and desert) is the Coast Coast, they bus. only fertile areas 2. Lower Nile work in 2. On the Nile 3. Oasis in the tourism by boat desert 2. On the Nile 3. In the they farm middle of 3. Near the desert, Oases, they move Berbers are by nomadic dromedary herders of or camel; sheep and also use goats trucks Sahel Short grassland 1. Most people live 1. Herd sheep 1. boats on the south of the along the rivers; the which causes rivers Sarah; reaches Upper Nile in the overgrazing 2. trucks, cars from Red Sea to east and the Niger and on the Atlantic Ocean in the west desertification highways n build 2. Farm: through the peanuts and Sahel millet for 3. buses in the
Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and South Sudan. 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. Characteristics Live Work Travel Sahara Dry; Oasis (Spring in the desert) is the only fertile areas 1. Along the Mediterranean Coast 2. Lower Nile 3. Oasis in the desert 1. On the Mediterranean Coast, they work in tourism 2. On the Nile they farm 3. Near Oases, Berbers are nomadic herders of sheep and goats 1. In the cities by car and bus. 2. On the Nile by boat 3. In the middle of the desert, they move by dromedary or camel; also use trucks Sahel Short grassland south of the Sarah; reaches from Red Sea to Atlantic Ocean 1. Most people live along the rivers; the Upper Nile in the east and the Niger in the west 1. Herd sheep which causes overgrazing and desertification n 2. Farm: peanuts and millet for 1. boats on the rivers 2. trucks, cars on the highways build through the Sahel 3. buses in the
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