African Environmental Concerns

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Most water crises boil down to two main problems. These are...

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water scarcity and pollution

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Which of the following issues is not impacting Africa to a large extent?
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Oil spills,
water issues,
deforestation,
desertification

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Oil spills

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What do many African women and children have to do in order to overcome water scarcity?

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walk miles to collect water

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What is a drought?

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A long period of very little precipitation (rain)

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How are industries impacting the water crisis?

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They dump harmful chemicals and contaminants into the water.

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How are individual people impacting the water crisis?

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They dump trash and human waste into the water supply.

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Which of the following environmental concerns has lead to dead fish, hurting the fishing industry in Africa? Water crisis, deforestation, desertification, Chernobyl

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Water crisis

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Why do some governments ignore the environmental problems being caused?

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$$$

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Which region of Africa is suffering the most from desertification? Options: Sahel, Savanna, Rainforest, Mountains

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Sahel

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Which of the following African countries would struggle the most with deforestation?
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Democratic Republic of Congo,
Egypt,
South Africa,
Brazil

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Democratic Republic of Congo