Africa South of the Sahara - Climate and Vegetation

Desertification

Mainly caused by climate change that brings long periods of extreme dryness and water shortages. Humanly and use it in like to please also contribute to this. By 2000, all African countries join the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Topical wet climate

More than 60 inches of rainfall and warm temperatures because it is near the equator. There are shrubs ferns and mosses that grow up to 6 to 10 feet. Some soils are leached here.

Leach

Dissolve and carry away (example nutrients from the soil)

Harmattan

Hot dry airstreams that come in from the Sahara on a North East Tradewind

Tropical dry climates

Includes the Savanna, Serengeti plain, and harmattan; about 35 to 45 inches of rain every year and has six months of a wet season and six months of a dry season.tall grasses and usually not very fertile

Mid-latitude climates

Is common but one area of the house is climate is around Cape Town. There a moderate climate and comfortable temperature than adequate rainfall for farming

savanna

It covers almost half of Africa and it is a tropical grassland with scattered trees

Steppe climate

It separates the tropical dry savanna from the desert. It is semi arid and is a transition zone (example the Sahel)

Serengeti plain

One of the worlds largest savanna plains

Desert climate

Some isolated parts with hot dry weather prevails; daily temperatures range from 120°F during the day to 50°F at night