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∙ 9y agoThe Sahel is NOT a desert. It is a semiarid transition zone south of the Sahara. It receives more rainfall than a desert but less rainfall than a grassland or forest.
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∙ 9y agono its the land covering the southern boundary of the sahara. Its a dry climate but there are a lot of plants and animals there.
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∙ 9y agoNo, savannas are not deserts. They are a separate biome and are transition biomes between a desert and another biome such as a grassland or forest.
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∙ 8y agoThe Sahel receives slightly more annual rainfall than a true, arid desert.
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What is the Sahel and what is happening to it?
The Sahel is a semi-desert biome that is a transition zone between a true desert and a grassland or other biome. Due to human abuses, such as overgrazing, the Sahel is being turned into a real desert, a process called desertification.
In Africa in what region is the Sahel?
The Sahel is a semi-arid region south of the Sahara.
What is the housing like in the Sahel Desert?
The Sahel is a grassland and not a desert.
How was the Sahel Desert region formed?
The Sahara became a desert in about 1600 BCE. This happened because shifts in the Earth's axis increased temperatures and decreased precipitation.
Why do scientists think that the Sahel may not remain desert?
Because the land that is now desert may revert to grassland
Why is the Sahel called the semi-desert?
The Sahel receives slightly more annual rainfall than a true, arid desert.
Do aboriginals live in the Sahel Desert?
The Sahel is a semi-arid grassland and is not a desert.
Is the Sahel a desert or a plain?
The Sahel is semi-arid grassland. It is not a desert nor is it a plain.
What deserts are south of the Sahara desert?
The Sahel, a grassland, is directly south of the Sahara Desert.The Sahel, a grassland, is directly south of the Sahara Desert.
South of the Sahara Desert is a semi-arid region called the Sahel or Steppe What is this land used for?
It is used for farming :)
What is The region at the southern edge of the Sahara desert?
The Sahel is a semi-arid grassland south of the Sahara.
What is the Sahel and what is happening to it?
The Sahel is a semi-desert biome that is a transition zone between a true desert and a grassland or other biome. Due to human abuses, such as overgrazing, the Sahel is being turned into a real desert, a process called desertification.
What is the strip dry grassland on southern border of Sahara desert?
sahel is the dry grassland on the southern border of the sahara the largiest desert in africa
What climate zone does the Sahel have?
The Sahel is hot and semi-desert. It does receive a bit more rain on average than the Sahara.
Is the Sahara Africa's only area of desert and semi desert?
No, there are also the Kalahari Desert and the Namib Desert in Africa as well as the Sahel which is a semiarid grassland.
Who lives in the Sahel Desert?
There is no Sahel Desert. The Sahel is a grassland, not a desert. So, the answer to your question is that nobody lives in the Sahel Desert but people do live in the Sahel grassland.
Is the transition zone at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert is called the Sahel?
Yes, it is a transition zone from the desert to a grassland or forest biome and called the Sahel.
