World History, Grades 9-12

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The deadliest creature

lurking in rain forests is a

small fly called the tsetse fly.

Tsetse flies carry a disease

that is deadly to livestock and

can cause fatal sleeping

sickness in humans.

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Sahel means “coastline” in Arabic.

African people may have named it

this because the Sahara seemed like

a vast ocean of sand.

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The dense trees and lack of edible

vegetation in the humid rain forest

make it an unwelcoming environment

for most people.

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The savannas

are home to

herds of animals

such as giraffes,

wildebeest, and

antelope. They

also support

grain crops of

millet, wheat,

and maize (corn).

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GEOGRAPHY SKILLBUILDER: Interpreting Maps

1.Place About what percent of Africa is desert? savanna?

2.RegionIf you were to fold a map of Africa in half along the equator, what do

you notice about the similar vegetation zones above and below the fold?

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