The Sahel is the hardest part of the Saharan region to live in. Due to the fact that the Sahel faces long term drought and desertification. It is very inadequate, that some countries even have advertisements to persuade their citizens to stop using wood for their homes and to switch to coal. In addition to the drought and desertification, the countries in the Sahel also have marginal land. Marginal land is land that is not suitable for farming. This makes it harder for the population to farm enough food for their families. Facing through the challenges, the residents of the Sahel, had found ways to survive in this very hot and dry area. A way of adaptation in the Sahel is by farming. According to Chapter 20, “One adaptation was to plants crops
