Human+Enviroment+Interaction+Central+Africa

=**Human Enviroment Interaction **= =**--Carlee Olsen **=



coffee beans cottonThese are things that are commonly grown in Central Africa. millet

Droughts, floods, out-of-season rain and dry spells are affecting the welfare of millions of people in Africa.

dry spells-- they have been spending a period of time-not less than 2 weeks- without any presipitation

When a farmer hears there is suppose to be a drought, they plant certain crops that can handle the dry weather. Researchers are trying to figure out information about crops, so they can see which crops can handle this African weather. The farmers will use thid\s information to grow crops for their families.

The Houses of Central Africa

In parts of Central Africa, all of the houses, stores, and buildings are built on stilts for floods. This is a mud house.The mud walls make the inside very warm.

Their Clothing

Before in Africa

Now in Africa

Their clothing is a lot more fancy then ours as you can see. Their clothing used to be made of animal skins like the examples above.

Our Clothes in USA

Central African food has a lot of spices in it. They don't use much meat. We eat a lot of meat. Some of the things that they eat are a lot different than what we are used to. ** Common Ingredients for Traditional African Food ** Yams Okra Watermelon Cassava Groundnuts Black-eyed Peas Cabbage Maize - cornGroundnutsSweet Potatoes || **Meats** Chicken PorkBeefFish of local varieties || **Spices** Garlic Melegueta pepper - West African (substitute use cardamon) cloves black peppercorns cardamom nutmeg turmericpilau mixcurry powder || **Other**LemonsRice ||
 * **Vegetables**