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__//**Chapter 1**//__

1. **//__What is the weather like in the dry parts of the Sahara?__//** Weather in the Sahara is very dry, because in the Sahara they get little water. They get dust storms sometimes. Some people travel across the desert, and are called Nomads.

2.**//__How do you think a Tuareg's life might be different from that of someone who lives along the Nile?__//** For a person living in the nile, it would be wet, and full of plant life, but a Tuareg's life, they have to live in a dry area, with little food and little water. The reason why it is so dry, is because it is so hot. It can reach up to 90 degrees.

3.**//__In what ways do people react to environmental conditions in different areas of the Sahara? In what ways are people trying to control their environment?__//** For people in the Sahara life can be different in many different ways. They might have some vegetation, and food, with some water, but in other places, it is bone dry, because of the little rainfall that they get a year, and there is very little plants, and very little food, or water, for that same reason, so it might be harder to live in some places of the Sahara compared to others. The Sahara is a very big area of Africa, so the climate, and heat, and population is different, because of the Sahara being so big. The people of the Sahara are trying to control the environment, because If they don't do that, they won't have their salt. Salt is the most important recource in the Sahara. The human body needs salt for survival, and people use it for a variety of purposes. Salt is used to improve the taste of food, for medicines, for drying and preserving meats and other foods, and for making things like soap.

4.**//__Why do farmers use irrigation?__//** Farmers use irrigation, because then they have more of a water supply, with the water supply, they can have water for their animals, and water for themselves. They also use irrigation to bring water to their crops.

5.**//__How do the dams affect farming?__//** Dams effect farming, like irrigation affects farming. If they plug up the rivers, or lakes, it would cause more water, so that way they could have more vegetation, and plant and animal life.

5.**//__How is the land changed in the Sahel?__//** There are changes in Sahel's rainfall, so there are changes in the soil, because it was so dry their once, that now when it rains, all of the dirt is moving. Some people think that the Sahel is spreading. The deset has been expanding southward. Sourcs of water have dried up. Areas that were once fertile, are now covered with sand. Some people don't think the Sahel is spreading. Pictures taken from space show that vegetation has increased in the past 15 years. Some believe this is due to increased rainfall and has better farming techniques.

[|3 Men Walk Across The Sahara] [|Video of a Sandstorm] [|Africa's Changing Lands]

Chapter 2
 * There are 2 seasons, wet and dry
 * Acacia trees protect themselves from being eaten by releasing a bad taste and smell
 * People are making parks to help save some of the animals there
 * People start the savanah on fire, so that way they can have fields
 * 200,000 animals are killed by poachers each year
 * Grasslands cover 1/4 of all land
 * The hebivores rely on the grasses to survive, and the carnivores rely on the herbivores to survive
 * Savannah is made up of two parts
 * People are getting more jobs, because of all of the tourists
 * People called poachers kill animals illegally

__How is the savanna differnt from the Sahara? Describe its location. How do both__ __herbivores and carnivores depend on the savanna? Why are so many countries joining their national parks together? How are national parks sometimes a problem for people of the savanna? In what ways do they help people of the savanna? How does sustainable development help people and animals in Kruger National Park in South Africa?__
 * Herbivores eat the grass, and carnivores eat the herbivores.**

//**Chapter 3** __**Rain Forest:**__// __**1.Describe characteristics of plant growth in the rain forest. Describe what you might see while walking in a rain forest. How might your skin feel? What might you hear?**__ Plant grow very well in the rain forest, because it rains so much. You will see many trees, and wildlife. Your skin might feel cold because of the rain, and there is a chance that you could get sick. You will hear the sounds of the animals.

Chimpanzees are becoming endangered, because of loss of habitat, and because they are hunted for their meat.
 * __2.Why are chimpanzees becoming endangered?__**

Recently, the Baka convinced the government of Cameroon to allow the governement to control access to a large are of rain forest. The Baka still allow logging, but now they decide how many trees and what types trees can be cut down. Taking care of the forest in this way provides jobs and income for them. This care and use for the forest is another example of sustainable development.
 * __3.How are the Baka people helping themselves and areas of the rain forest at the same time?__**

Water power from the Inga Dam provides electricity for parts of the southeastern Congo. Some fishermen set traps to catch fish coming over the falls.
 * __4.In what ways is the Congo River important to the many people living there?__**