Africa's Environmental Issues

1. Who is normally in charge of retrieving water for households in Africa?

• men

• women

• children

• the elderly

How much money do most African homes survive off of daily?

• $20

• 2 cents

• $2

• $100

1. How many people in Africa don’t have access to clean drinking water?

• 100

• 1000

• A Half Billion

• 10 Billion

1. Which is NOT a cause of water pollution in Africa?

• Agriculture

• Traffic

• Industry

• Human Pollution

Which of the following causes water pollution from agricultural runoff?

• Pesticides and fertilizers

• oil and gas

• copper and iron

• rust and acid rain

Which of the following is a result of water pollution in Africa?

• acid rain

• flooding

• overpopulation

• diarrheal diseases

Which of these diseases is NOT a result of drinking contaminated water?

• The Flu

• cholera

• typhoid

• guinea worm disease

What percent of earth’s medicine comes from the rain forests of Africa?

• 100%

• 1%

• 0%

• 25%

1 ½ acres of rainforest are cleared every ______

• year

• month

• second

• day

What is the definition of deforestation?

• When grassland turns into desert

• when grassland turns into rainforest

• when rainforest turns into a lake

• when rainforests are cut down