Environmental Issues in Africa

What is the biggest cause deforestation in Africa?

• Agriculture for growing population

• Desertification

• Famine

• Drought

What is Desertification

• Deforestation

• Soil Erosion

• land becoming unusable, turning into a dessert

• Land becoming too resourceful

Where are diamonds mined?

• Caves

• Waterbeds

• Ground

• All of the Above

Why is the slash and burn method of deforestation unsustainable?

• The ground becomes more nutrient rich

• Nutrients are stripped from the soil

• Smoke pours into the atmosphere

• Farmers can use the land right after

Who receives the largest profit in the diamond industry?

• Kay Jewelers

• The Debeer's

• The Mining "Boss"

• The Miner

  (local person)

Where is Desertification most common in Africa?

• The Sahel

• The Rainforrest

• The Congo River Basin

• South Africa

An effect of water scarcity is...

• Famine-due to an inability to irrigate crops

• Waterborne illness/ diseases

• Conflict with other countries

• None of these

What region experiences the most drought (not including the desert region.)

• South Africa

• West Africa

• The Congo River Basin

• East/ Horn of Africa

True or False?

Foreign Loggers legally and illegally extract timber from parts of Africa.

• True

• False