Environmental Issues-Africa

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Which is an effect of deforestation? Options: 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

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

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People in southern Africa would be Most affected by

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desertification near the Kalahari Desert

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What is a long period without rain?

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drought

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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?

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unequal access to water

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Which statement about Deforestation is true? Options: Deforestation is good for the soil., Deforestation is beneficial for the environment., Deforestation is helpful to native animal species., Deforestation can cause soil erosion.

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Deforestation can cause soil erosion.

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How does desertification impact the people living in the Sahel region?

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Increased starvation and poverty

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As populations increase across Africa many people find they have no access to....

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fresh drinking water

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What are the main causes of water pollution? Options: bathing in the rivers and lakes, fertilizers and industrial waste, unclean fish, too much rain

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fertilizers and industrial waste

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What is deforestation?

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When people cut down trees

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What is one reason for deforestation?

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To get more land for growing crops