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GEO 200 Worksheet Template Guidelines and Rubric Overview: Each worksheet activity in this course allows you to engage deeply with a specific geographic region by analyzing its fundamental themes of geography. Engaging in these activities allows you to practice some key skills needed to explore the region you chose for your final project. Complete each question fully—not only to receive full points but also to gain valuable feedback from your instructor to hone your skills moving forward. Prompt: Complete the following steps: I. Select a region from the list provided in the assigned module in Brightspace, and address the questions related to the geographic themes below by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information. II. Address each question in the worksheet in detail. a) Refer to your module resources and the Themes of Geography resource for more information about your region and each theme to complete this worksheet. b) In each response, describe in detail your selected region using a minimum of four complete sentences in your own words. (Paraphrase the information; do not quote or copy and paste from the text.) c) Be sure to cite your sources in APA format, including the Themes of Geography resource, in the references section. III. Once you have completed this worksheet, save your worksheet file and upload it to Brightspace to submit this assignment. Question Response Chosen Region The African Transition Zone 1. Location and Connectivity: What are the absolute and relative locations of your selected region? How does this region connect to others? Relative: The Sahel is a region in Africa. It is the transition zone between the more humid Sudan savannas to its south and the drier Sahara to the north. The Sahel is in the southernmost latitudes of North Africa between the Atlantic and the Red Sea. The zone cuts across ten countries, including, from west to east: Senegal, The Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, and Eritrea. Absolute: 19.043 degrees North, 13.5437 degrees East

Question Response 2. Physical Characteristics: How would you describe the climate, physiography, landscape, and natural hazards of your selected region? Address at least three of the physical characteristics listed above for this worksheet. Note: This is part of the Place theme of geography. Some of the physical features are the Sahara Desert and the Niger River. The Cameroon Highlands are located on the eastern border between Nigeria and Cameroon and are a significant feature as a product of the tectonic plates shifting that also created São Tomé and the Príncipe, an island part of Equatorial Guinea, and the mountain range between Nigeria and Cameroon. There is great diversity in Central African; Mount Cameroon is an active volcano of high elevation. There is a large lake in Chad, the size expands and contracts based on seasonal rainfall. Human interference in the lake such as diversion and climate change in general has caused the water levels to decrease rapidly, and it could entirely disappear at the end of this century. The topography of the Sahel is mainly flat, several isolated plateaus and mountain ranges rise from the Sahel but are designated as separate regions because their flora and fauna are distinct from the surrounding lowlands. The Nile River is the longest, while the Congo River is Africa’s second longest in length. The Niger River is Africa’s third-longest river and extends from the Guinea Highlands through Mali, Niger, and Nigeria before reaching the Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of Guinea. The Sahara Desert is moving southward, and the farming culture at the base of Niger’s society is often plagued by drought and famine. The Niger River flows through the southwestern region and provides fresh water, but the northern region is mainly the Sahara Desert, and large portions are covered with sand dunes. Droughts have caused crops to fail, killed livestock, and led to famines because the Sahel region receives limited rainfall. This creates hindrances to reducing poverty and providing food security. The Sahel is mostly covered in grassland and savanna, with areas of woodland and shrub. Grass cover is fairly continuous across the region, dominated by different grass species, several species of Acacias trees, Other tree species include, African myrrh trees, Tropical desert date trees, Shittah trees, and Hanza (fruit tree). In the northern part of the Sahel, areas of desert shrub, including Panicum (bunch grass), alternate with areas of grassland and savanna. During the long dry season, many trees lose their leaves and the annual grasses die. The Sahel is home to the Northeast African cheetah, the Northwest Cheetah, the Lion (with greatly reduced numbers), African wild dogs, and populations of grazing mammals. The Cheetah, Lion and Gazelle and African wild dog are endangered and vulnerable because of over hunting and competition. The seasonal wetlands of the Sahel are also important for birds that are migrating moving within Africa and on the African-Eurasian flyways.

Question Response 3. Human Characteristics: What are the language families/groups, religions, races, and cultures of your selected region? What are the region’s population density and economic development? Address at least three of the human characteristics listed above for this worksheet. Note: This also is part of the Place theme of geography. In Sahel, French is widely spoken (influenced by French colonist) some of these countries kept French as an official language. Arabic is also widely spoken in the region, as well as Hausa, Afro- asiatic, Nilo-Saharan, Niger Congo, Yoruba and Ibo. There are various cultures practiced by the nations, many Cushitic Ethiopian Semitic speaking and Afro-Asiatic ethnic groups and Nilotic minorities. The region, one of the poorest and most environmentally damaged places on earth, has deep troubles.The Zone cuts across the region of West Africa, indicating a division between Islam (different groups of Muslims) and Christianity diversity in religion is exhibited with a north/south division. Islam is the dominant religion on the north side of the Zone; Christianity is more domi- nant to the south. The two religions often clash in the areas where they meet. Tribal beliefs and animist religions are also practiced in the Zone. In western Sahel there are shortages of food and water due to violence; unemployment and adverse climate change have contributed to displace- ment for the people. Nomadic herding has been an important traditional economic resource of the region, although ethic lines that divided many traditional occupations, such as herders and farmers have blurred. Instead of staying on the land, rural workers are heading to the cities. 4. Human/Environment Interactions: How do the physical and human characteristics interact to produce notable observations of the landscape in your selected region? Address at least three of this worksheet's human/environmental characteristics listed above. Too much reliance on climate, farming is at risk in the Sahel. Overuse of water and land has re- duced resources. As farming production falters due to climate variability, food prices increase as food security diminishes. When farmers drill for water to irrigate crops, they put strain on the Sa- hel. Continued drilling and more irrigation create more salt in the soil, which stops the growth of vegetation. The combined effects of population growth; deforestation, cropping, overgrazing, re- duced rainfall, and lack of environmental policies and development priorities, have had a negative impact on the Sahel. Humans are responsible for the spread of the desert along its borders.

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Question Response 5. Movement: With how much ease and ability do ideas, goods, and people flow in and out of your selected region? What drives this movement? Migration north from sub-Saharan Africa is complicated. The majority of the migration through the Sahel is intraregional and legal thanks to free movement rules that apply to most states in West Africa. Nonetheless, the Sahel has become an area of departure for those trying to reach Europe, often at extreme personal risk. With limited legal pathways, most of this migration to Europe is irregular, taking place through two dangerous routes, the central route through the Sahara from Niger to Libya and on to Southern Europe, or the western route along the coast of North Africa, eventually to Spain. Multiple factors drive irregular migration through the Sahel. People are basically seeking economic opportunities or fleeing environmental issues. The region is rich in oil, gas, gold, diamonds, metals, coal, and precious woods, great potential for renewable energy and sits atop some of the largest aquifers on the continent. Potentially one of the richest regions in the world with abundant human, cultural and natural resources, in some areas these resources are being utilized, in other areas the resources have not been tapped into. Some of the reasons are economic and climate change. As the area’s population rises and the economy expands the opportunities for businesses to trade across the region are vast. Although, economic growth rates are lagging and poverty remains high. The farmers and firms produce and trade in highly localized markets and do not achieve sufficient economies of scale to attract broad based investments that help growth and reduce poverty. This is due to inefficient transportation and trade barriers along corridors at the borders, Reliance on fam- ily and informal sources of financing, as well as an insufficient supply of reliable and affordable power. These factors result in the region products being uncompetitive in the international market place. West African countries have business connections. Existing trade relationships have been for- malized into important trade along key corridors and serve as the main source of livelihood for many traders, notably women, transport operators, and business connected to hotels and restau- rants. It also has some of the longest road transportation times for travel between countries and some of the highest travel cost of any region in the world. There are administrative barriers, border and custom clearance, checkpoints and roadblocks that keep vehicles stationary for long periods, cus- tom codes are not fully enforced. West Africa has one of the fastest growing uses of mobile phones and digital technology, al- though there are still hindrances, inadequate access to financial support, business development services, networking and linkage to larger markets

Question Response References: Lumen learning, World Regional Geography West Africa https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-herkimer-worldgeography/chapter/7-3-west-africa/ Oasis at Berkley Natural Resources at Sahel https://nature.berkeley.edu/~fcfallas/Files/OASIS_PPTS/2012_10_OASIS_KONATE.pdf Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia httpshttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? search=Aristida+sieberana&title=Special%3 Human Geography Human Environmental Interaction https://www.hellovaia.com/explanations/human-geography/introduction-to-human- CSIS, Center for strategic and International Studies https://www.csis.org/analysis/peril-desert-irregular-migration-through-sahel Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahel#Geography African Landscapes: North to South https://www.amplifyafrica.org/africa-landscapes-north-to-south/ Home Work Study https://homework.study.com/explanation/why-is-french-widely-spoken-in-the-sahel .html Guidelines for Submission: Submit the completed worksheet. Citations should be formatted according to APA style.

Critical Elements Attempted With Minimal or No Functional Issues (100%) Attempted With Key Functional Issues (75%) Not Evident In Submission (0%) Value Location and Connectivity Identifies absolute and relative locations of the region selected and describes how this region connects to others with minimal or no gaps in details or logic Identifies absolute and relative locations of the region selected but does not describe how this region connects to others, or there are key gaps in details or logic Does not identify absolute and relative locations of the region selected and does not describe how this region connects to others 19 Physical Characteristics Identifies and describes at least three aspects of the climate, physiography, landscape, or natural hazards that comprise the physical characteristics of the region selected with minimal or no gaps in details or logic Identifies and describes most aspects that include the physical characteristics of the region selected, but the description contains key gaps in details or logic Does not identify and describe aspects that comprise the physical characteristics of the region selected 19 Human Characteristics Identifies and describes at least three aspects of human characteristics of the region selected with minimal or no gaps in details or logic Identifies and describes at least two aspects of human characteristics of the region selected, but the description contains key gaps in details or logic Does not identify human characteristics of the region selected 19 Human/Environment Interactions Describes at least three aspects of physical and human characteristics that interact to produce notable observations of the landscape in the region selected with minimal or no gaps in details or logic Describes at least two aspects of physical and human characteristics that interact to produce notable observations of the landscape in the region selected, but the description contains key gaps in details or logic Does not describe how physical and human characteristics interact to produce notable observations of the landscape in the region selected 19 Movement Describes the flow of ideas, goods, and people in and out of the region selected and explains what drives movement with minimal or no gaps in details or logic Describes the flow of ideas, goods, and people in and out of the region selected but does not explain what drives movement, or description contains key gaps in detail or logic Does not describe the flow of ideas, goods, and people in and out of the region selected and does not explain what drives the movement 19 Articulation of Response The submission has no major errors related to grammar, spelling, or syntax The submission has major errors related to grammar, spelling, or syntax that negatively impact the readability and articulation of the main ideas The submission has critical errors related to grammar, spelling, or syntax that prevent understanding of ideas 5 Tota l 100%

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