Shaver Africa Geography and Environmental Issues

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In sub-Saharan Africa, less than 50% of the population has access to safe drinking water because of environmental pollution. How has this shortage of safe drinking water most likely affected development in sub-Saharan Africa?

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It has slowed economic growth.

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What effect does poor soil and deforestation have on land in Africa?

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Land becomes useless for agriculture.

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Which of the following pictures shows one of the results of allowing animals to over-graze the steppe regions of Africa?

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In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the steppe region and increase of the Sahara. What is this process called?

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Desertification

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Which of the following would be a result of fertilizer running off of fields near the Nile river? Options: The Sahara desert would creep into the Sahel and cause deforestation there. The water would becomes extremely good for irrigation and for people to drink because of the extra nutrients. The Sahel would spread into the Sahara causing there to be less land available for grazing of animals in the Sahara. The water would become polluted and not use-able for drinking or irrigation.

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The water would become polluted and not use-able for drinking or irrigation.

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Which of the following explains why the population of the Sahara is low?
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There is too much oil there.
There is too much water there.
There is a scarcity of oil there.
There is limited access to water there.

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There is limited access to water there.

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Which of the following shows the area where most of Africa's commercial agriculture occurs?

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In which of the following regions in Africa would you most likely find someone working in the logging industry? The Sahara, The Sahel, The Savannah, The Tropical Rainforest

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The Tropical Rainforest

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Where is farming possible in the Sahara?

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near the Nile River and scattered oases

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If African's living in the Sahel know that their nomadic and semi-nomadic herding lifestyles are causing desertification, why do they keep doing it?

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They need to feed their families and it is the only economic opportunity they have.