Climate and Vegetation in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Use the labels on the example shown here

Take Notes inside the correct door

What Determines Climate? Rainfall Ocean Currents Prevailing Winds Elevation Latitude MOST IMPORTANTLY - most of the region lies within the tropics

Rainfall

Ocean Currents

Prevailing Winds

Elevation

Latitude

MOST IMPORTANTLY - most of the region lies within the tropics

Tropical Climates:Rain Forest Wettest climate in region Near the equator Warm temps. 60 inches of annual rainfall Canopy trees grow up to 150 ft

Wettest climate in region

Near the equator

Warm temps.

60 inches of annual rainfall

Canopy trees grow up to 150 ft

Human - Environment Interaction Rain leaches soil Can still grow cash crops: banana, pineapples, cocoa, tea, coffee, palms for oil, rubber and cotton Rain forest threatened by farmers and loggers

Rain leaches soil

Can still grow cash crops: banana, pineapples, cocoa, tea, coffee, palms for oil, rubber and cotton

Rain forest threatened by farmers and loggers

Tropical Savannas Grasslands w/scattered trees Cover almost 1/2 of Africa Seasonal rainfall - wetter near equator Dry air from Sahara carried by harmattan drys moisture Grass as tall as 15 ft

Grasslands w/scattered trees

Cover almost 1/2 of Africa

Seasonal rainfall - wetter near equator

Dry air from Sahara carried by harmattan drys moisture

Grass as tall as 15 ft

Serengeti Plains

Dry Climates: Steppe Semi-arid land between savannas and deserts Northern steppe is called the Sahel

Semi-arid land between savannas and deserts

Northern steppe is called the Sahel

Sahel Means “shore” - represents “coast” of the Sahara Dry land between Senegal and Sudan Expanding due to decline in rain, climate change, overgrazing and population growth

Means “shore” - represents “coast” of the Sahara

Dry land between Senegal and Sudan

Expanding due to decline in rain, climate change, overgrazing and population growth

Desert South - Namib and Kalahari North - Sahara Kenya and Somalia are mostly deserts in the east

South - Namib and Kalahari

North - Sahara

Kenya and Somalia are mostly deserts in the east

Namib Desert

Kalahari