Africa Environmental Issues

Africa Environmental Issues

6th - 8th Grade

8 Qs

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Africa Environmental Issues

Africa Environmental Issues

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is there less farmable land in the Sahel region of Africa?

People moving to the area

Air pollution

Too much clean water

Desertification

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement about Deforestation is true?

Deforestation is good for the soil.

Deforestation is beneficial for the environment.

Deforestation is helpful to native animal species.

Deforestation can cause soil erosion.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are most rain forests gone today?

Unchecked forest fires

Harsh drought and high winds

Diseases that attack the trees

Logging for industry, farming, and fuel

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Income from tourism

More people work in factories

Increased starvation and poverty

Decreased support from the United Nations

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the Sahel, reduced tropical rainforests and overgrazing of vegetation are causes of

flooding

hurricanes

tornadoes

desertification

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the Sahel region of Africa, desertification is causing the desert to spread. As plants die, the soil blows away leaving the ground unfit for agriculture. What is a major result of desertification?

tourists come to the region to enjoy the warm climate

as the soil blows away, it is easier to mine gold

a lack of adequate food production for the people

the development of new clean technologies to provide jobs

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

fresh drinking water

fertilizers

government

land

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