I’m working on a geography question and need guidance to help me learn.
The African Transition Zone or the Sahel, is strip of territory that runs latitudinally across the continent of Africa that marks a physical and cultural transition. In the north, arid conditions from the Sahara create a land use pattern typically associated pastoral nomadism. It is also an area dominated by Arab Muslims. In the south, there is more seasonal rainfall from the more tropical region which encourages land use more associated with sedentary agriculture and is dominated by non-Arab, non-Muslim Africans. This area of transition between climatic and cultural influences has led to several conflicts. This article is a bit more dated (2008) and addresses the conditions that led to the world’s newest country, South Sudan.
After reading the article, give you personal reflections, anything interesting that you learned from the situation, and any insights on knowing in hindsight that a new country was created.
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