Africa's Population Distribution

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Which phrase best describes the Sahara region?

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Hot, dry desert

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What is a nomad?

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one who wanders from place to place to find food and water

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What has been the most reliable way to get across the Sahara over the centuries?

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camel

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What is the name for a desert area that gets some rainfall or there is a spring?

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oasis

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Which phrase best describes the Sahel? Options: the transition zone between the desert and savanna, rolling grasslands and low hills, a desert made up of high sand dunes, cleared land that was once rainforest

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the transition zone between the desert and savanna

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Why is farming so difficult in the African Sahel?

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Rainfall can vary widely from year to year.

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What is the most common way people make a living in the Sahel?

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herding and subsistence farming

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Which is a consequence of cutting down trees for fuel in the Sahel?

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desertification

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How large is the region known as the African Sahel?

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The region extends from the Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean just south of the Sahara Desert.

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What would BEST account for the lack of population in the southwestern portion of Africa? Options: The Sahara Desert, The Kalahari Desert, dense tropical rainforests, repeated volcanic activity

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The Kalahari Desert