Africa Environmental Issues

Africa has very little fertile soil. Drought, disease, and insects threaten it's crops. What should they do to capitalize their natural resources?

• Concentrate on oil production.

• Develop irrigation techniques and disease-resistant crops.

• Become a member of Aflac.

• Become a member of NATO.

In which area would you be least likely to find a major city?

• Savanna

• Kalahari Basin

• Tropical Rainforest

• Mediterranean

The long-term result of drought and desertification in Sub-Saharan Africa is most likely...

• disease.

• famine.

• flooding.

• wild fires.

Which is an effect of deforestation?

• increase in agricultural products

• increase in soil erosion due to a decrease in roots and nutrients

• increase in soil erosion due to an increase in roots and nutrients

• increase in animal species due to the land clearing

Identify the best explanation for Africa's modern deforestation problems.

• To provide fuel/heat for families and make room for farming

• Insects and agricultural disease has plagued the continent for years

• To build industrial factories

• To expand cattle ranching

People in southern Africa would be Most affected by

• drought along the Nile

• decrease in trans-Saharan trade

• flash flood near the Niger River

• desertification near the Kalahari Desert

Why is there a very low population density in the northern region of Africa?

• the people fear annual forest fires

• annual flooding

• disease and agricultural insects

• it is dominated by desert

What is a long period without rain?

• famine

• drought

• deforestation

• desertification

What is the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert?

• deforestation

• drought

• famine

• desertification

What is described when it is said that almost one billion people, roughly one person out of every 8, do not have access to clean water.

• unequal access to water

• annual flooding

• famine

• desertification