West and Central Africa Chapter Atlas Quiz

What does deforestation mean?

• The loss of precipitation in a forest causing plants to die

• The loss of forest cover that occurs when trees in a forest are removed quickly.

• The quick growing of forests

• The quick creation of desert.

What climate is the Sahara Desert

• Semiarid: Dry and hot with little rainfall

• Tropical Wet

• Arid; Dry and hot

• Tropical wet and dry.

Why would more people live in Southern Chad and not North Chad

• Few of Chads people live in the North because of the Arid climate causing no arable land to be found. Chads population lives in the south because of the wetter climate and the arable land where people grow cotton.

• People in West and Central Africa are moving from the country side to the city because of the yearly crop failer, desertification, and conflict.

• Chads population is split because of the arable land that can be found in the Sahel because of the tropical wet and dry climate. In the South, the climate is arid cause lack of arable land.

• People live in south of Chad because of the opportunities to farm arable land based on the climates of the Sehal which is semiarid.

Explain why people are moving from rural areas to urban areas in West and Central Africa?

• People in West and Central Africa are moving from the Country side to the city because or an increase in corruption of government in rural areas.

• People in West and Central Africa are moving from the countryside to the city because of an increase in natural disasters in the rural areas.

• People in West and Central Africa are moving from the Country side to the city because or an increase in warlords taking over in rural areas.

• People in West and Central Africa are moving from the countryside to the city because of the yearly crop failer, desertification, and conflict.

What is one problem oil production causes in Nigeria?

• Oil wells in Nigeria are drying up causing and economic recession in the country.

• Oil wells in Nigeria are beginning to overflow causing oil to pollute many farmers land.

• Oil wells in Nigeria flow through old pipes which allows for millions of tons or oil to drip into the Niger delta over the past 50 years. This pollutes the air and water and causes fires because of lack of improvement on infrastructure .

• Oil wells in Nigeria are doing great and the export of oil is creating an economic boom.

What activities are causing decertification within the West and Central Africa

• Deforestation along with over grazing of animals along with drought causes parts to the Semiarid land to dry out and become Arid desert.

• Over farming of Arable land is causing vast amounts of the Sahel to dry out and become desert.

• Over saturation of oil production in Nigeria is causing land to dry out and become non arable land and desert.

• Arid climate is itself moving south causing greater amounts of desert land in the semi arid Sahel.

How might not having abundant farmland or natural resources effect a county?

• The lack of abundant farmland and natural resources can cause increase in crime

• The lack of abundant farmland and natural resources can cause a increase in pollution

• The lack of abundant farmland and natural resources can cause lack of population, lack of development and lack of wealth within a country.

• The lack of abundant farmland and natural resources can cause a increase in desertification and deforestation because of the need for people to graze animals and use timber.