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Question 7

      Question 7
            Describe the savannah belt of Africa under the following headings:

  • location;
  • vegetation characteristics;
  • uses.
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This was not a popular question and most of the candidates who attempted the question performed poorly.  The location of the Savannah belts of Africa include the middle belt of West Africa, the Guinea and Sudan Savannah zones of northern  Africa, Southern part of Zaire and Congo Basins, areas around the High Verde.  The vegetation characteristics are:  the vegetation is made up of deciduous vegetation, tall and short grasses like the carpet grasses, the elephant grasses, spear grasses etc.  The trees are scattered and xerophytic in nature.  The uses of the vegetation are medicinal, construction, source of pasture for livestock, local crafts etc.

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