SS7G2 Environmental Issues of Africa Flashcard

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Judging from the map, which area of Africa is most vulnerable to deforestation?

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What type of natural disaster is MOST LIKELY being described by these characteristics?

• Lack of food and drinking water for wild animals
• Lower water levels in reservoirs, lakes, and ponds
• Loss of human life

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drought

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What has extensive commercial logging, the use of wood for cooking and heating, and excessive clearing of land by subsistence farmers led to in most areas of Sub-Saharan Africa?

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deforestation

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Effect of deforestation?

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An increased amount of soil erosion and poor soil quality due to a lack of roots and nutrients.

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If population growth occurs in an area that depends on farming, what might be a direct result?

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Deforestation will occur to clear land for additional farms.

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Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa MOST vulnerable to desertification (based on map)

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close to deserts.

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Overfarming and overgrazing farmlands have been a major influence in which destructive process?

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desertification

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"It is very hard for me to farm here due to overgrazing and poor soil. My farm land is slowly becoming a desert." Which region does this describe?

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Sahel

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What is the main reason farming is unsuccessful in Africa?

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Not enough water

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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