Unit 4: Africa Geography and Environmental Review Flashcard

Front

Which is NOT a cause of desertification? Options: Overgrazing, Drought, Clear Cutting Trees, Flooding

Back

Flooding

Front

Why can't we just replant all missing trees in the Sahel?

Back

Ground too dry and it won't grow

Front

How does desertification affect the PEOPLE of the Sahel?

Back

Increased starvation

Front

How have people adapted to deforestation in the area?

Back

Use farming and herding

Front

What is causing the Sahel to expand?

Back

Overgrazing animals

Front

Why does the Nile River flow South to North?

Back

Water always flows downhill

Front

Where are most of Africa's lakes located?

Back

Great Rift Valley

Front

Pastoralism is...

Back

herding grazing animals

Front

How has pastoralism contributed to desertification?

Back

animals eat all of the grass and roots, no grass = water evaporates, no grass = sun scorches

Front

What is the biggest threat to the rain forest today? Options: Over population, Pollution, Parasites, Not a demand for all of the food grown

Back

Over population