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 * The Sahel Region**

The Sahel region is a sparse area of savanna vegetation of grasses and shrubs.It is a large land mass that extends across certain parts of Africa acting as a border. The Word 'Sahel' actually describes where the area is located because in Arabic it means "border" or "margin".
 * What is the Sahel region?**

The Sahel is located between the Sahara desert in the north and the wetter regions located in the south. It extends from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. The rainfall in the Sahel varies and the land consists of sand seas, it is known as not only one of the poorest areas on earth but the most environmentally degraded as well. Due to the lack of precipitation it causes problems to operate agriculture in this area.
 * Where is the Sahel?**



The main problem in the Sahel region is the bad degraded land mass, there are a lot of countries in this region with high populations. The countries in this region are: - Nigeria - Sudan - Senegal - Mauritania - Mali - Burkina Faso - Niger - Chad - Ethiopia - Somalia

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