Mediterranean Basin
Desert Zone
Sahel
Savanna
Equatorial Region
Mediterranean Basin Zone
AKA:fertile cresent, near med. sea
Desert Zone Includes
Sahara,Kalahari,Namib
Sahel
Dry steppe area with little rainfall and desertification;mali, niger, burkina faso and parts of senegal
Savanna
area with low grass land, which makes up 2/3 of the continent
Equatorial Region
Abundant rainfall, with high vegatation and rainforest, which is not very common on the continent
What are the 2 distinct conditions?
Tropical:located primarily sub-saharan;Temperate:areas of low humidity
Influences weather conditions?
Harmattan Wind: cold wind that blows jan-march,flows in the northern areas
ITCZ
Inter Tropical Convergence Zone:2 parts:Seasonal and Migratory:made up of 2 air masses:a wet, and dry mass converge, and precipitation is seasonal
The process of Transhumance
this is when people abandon the areas, or migrate from arid conditions to maintain economic stability during dry seasons, thus the cities are becoming mre congested during this time, thus the move from areas of production to more urban conditions
Tuberous Crops (largely sub-saharan, such as yam and casava plant
Fibrous Croups (northern Africa)grow above ground and are more involved in photosynthesis
Ecological Zones
rain forest, savanna, trees, grasses,steepes, as you travel from coast to coast these change
