Africa's Environmental Issues

Which of the following is the main cause of water-borne diseases in Africa?

• Drought

• Not having proper waste-disposal systems

• nuclear power plants

• deforestation

What problem besides water-born diseases does a lack of clean water cause in Africa?

• fewer trees

• smaller deserts

• difficult to irrigate crops

• easier to prevent desertification

loss of forest cover that cannot be grown back naturally

• desertification

• deforestation

• drought

• irrigation

The change from arable (good, growable land) to desert

• deforestation

• desertification

• drought

• water pollution

Desertification is a major problem in

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Madagascar

long period of time with extremely dry weather.

• desertification

• drought

• deforestation

• irrigation

Which of the following is one of the causes of desertification?

• Clearing land for more homes

• Cutting trees and bushes for firewood

• Wild animals eating all of the plants

• larger numbers of migrating birds

Which of the following is a result (effect) of unequal access to clean water in Africa?

• More children get access to larger areas of farm land

• Fewer girls are receiving an education in areas of Africa

• Trees begin to grow back at quicker rates

• Less malaria is spreading across Africa

What is the main cause of Deforestation in Africa?

• climate change

• human activity

• migratory animals

• overgrazing

One of the main causes of desertification is...

• storing water indoors

• overgrazing of livestock

• clearing trees for larger cities

• people irrigating their farms