Desertification

Desertification can be found in...

• arid areas

• semi-arid areas

• deserts

• at the equator

How many people are affected by desertification?

• 8 million

• 250 million

• 600 million

• 10 million

Desertification can

• only be found in Africa

• be found around the world

• only be found in Asia

The area in Africa affected by desertification is called...

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Sarah

• Saar

The Sahel is...

• north of the Sahara

• south of the Sahara

What is not part of the Sahel?

• Ethiopia

• Chad

• Marocco

• Somalia

With every drought there...

• is less grazing land

• are fewer crops

• are more people born

• is more rainfall

What causes dessertification?

• Climate change

• a decrease in rainfall

• global worming

• increase of population (people and animals)

What do people in the Sahel do to earn money?

• animal grazing

• cattle farming

• crop farming

• sell houses

When there is a lot of rain in the Sahel...

• the soil takes it all in

• the water is lost through surface runoff

• it mostly is acidic rain