AFRICA: SS7G1, SS7G2

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Why are most rainforest areas lost today?

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logging for industry

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This is the largest lake in Africa.

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Lake Victoria

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Which African country is losing its rain-forest most rapidly?

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Nigeria

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In what area is desertification problems the greatest? Options: Sahel, Sahara Desert, Kalahari Desert, tropical rainforest

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Sahel

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What is a nomad?

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One who wanders from place to place to find food and water

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Which phrase best describes the Sahara region? Options: hot, dry desert, rolling grassland, tropical rainforest, scattered grassland and scrub brush

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hot, dry desert

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What has been the most reliable way to get across the Sahara over the centuries?

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camel

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What is the name for a desert area that gets some rainfall or where there is a spring or pond of water?

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oasis

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Which phrase best describes the Sahel? Options: an area that borders the desert, rolling grasslands and low hills, a desert made up of high sand dunes, cleared land that was once rainforest

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an area that borders the desert

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Why is farming so difficult in the Sahel?

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rainfall can vary widely from year to year