BEYOND THE SAHARA

SAHARA

• Northern section of West Africa is covered by Sahara
• The Sahara is a very large desert
• Sent: The Sahara can reach extreme climates so very few plants can survive there.

SAVANNAH

• A savannah is a grassland in a tropical region.
• Sent. The savannah has a variety of animals including giraffes,lions,and more.

VEGETATION ZONE

• A region that has certain types of plant
• The 3 vegetation zones are rain forest,desert,and savannah
• Each vegetation zone has their own resources
• Sent. Each vegetation zone can either have lots of gold, salt, or crops.

TIMBUKTU

• A city that was made from Sundiata, the chief of the Malinke
• It was on the Niger River and between the savannah and desert vegetation zones
• Sent. Even today, Timbuktu still looks similar to when it was still a village in Mali.