Question

What is the Sahel?

A.
an African territory that is of historical importance

B.
a landform found only in Africa, it is a cross between a mountain and a plateau

C.
a climatic event with high winds and heavy rains

D.
a wide area of dry land located along the southern edge of the Sahara

Answer 1

i will give a medal and fan

Answer 2

The Sahel (/səˈhɛl/) is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the Sudanian Savanna to the south. Having a semi-arid climate, it stretches across the south-central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea.

Answer 3

thanks again

Answer 4

Np XD

Answer 5

is it A

Answer 6

Let me take a look.

Answer 7

I'll do more research.

Answer 8

okay

Answer 9

The Arabic word sāḥil (ساحل) literally means "shore, coast", describing the appearance of the vegetation found in the Sahel as being akin to that of a coastline delimiting the sand of the Sahara.

The Sahel covers (from west to east) parts of northern Senegal, southern Mauritania, central Mali, northern Burkina Faso, the extreme south of Algeria, Niger, the extreme north of Nigeria and South Sudan, central Chad, central and southern Sudan, and northern Eritrea.

Answer 10

See if that helps any

Answer 11

so D

Answer 12

I was thinking that at first. You may be right.

Answer 13

Let me see real quick.

Answer 14

Yes it is D.