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Ch. 20- Section 4- Sudan
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Sudan continued N- Deserts Central- grassy plains Blue Nile and White Nile meet Fertile soil S- rain forests and swamps Crops- cotton- irrigation- waters- Nile R. – PowerPoint PPT presentation
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Title: Ch. 20- Section 4- Sudan
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Ch. 20- Section 4- Sudan
- Largest country- Africa
- 1 million square miles
- 1/3- size- US- minus Hawaii and Alaska
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Sudan continued
- N- Deserts
- Central- grassy plains
- Blue Nile and White Nile meet
- Fertile soil
- S- rain forests and swamps
- Crops- cotton- irrigation- waters- Nile R.
- Since 1956- civil war between north and south
- 1990s- drought hit- extended dry
period-conditions got worse
