Environmental Problems of Africa

All of these are water problems many Africans face EXCEPT:

• Not enough drinking water

• Polluted water from factories

• Polluted water from human and animal waste

• Heavy rainfall prevents crops from growing

What do many African women and children have to do in order to get water?

• Collect water from rainfall

• Walk many miles to the closest water source

• Trade goods and services for water

• Create irrigation systems for water

What is a drought?

• Period of too much rainfall

• A severe lack of food

• Period of very little rainfall

• A widespread failure of crops

What are two major things polluting African waters?

• Factory pollution/farming chemicals

• Animal waste/garbage

• Chemicals/human waste

• Human sewage/garbage and industrial waste

All of these are problems that result from polluted water EXCEPT:

• Fish and livestock dying

• Water is unsafe to drink

• Diseases spread

• Unsafe mining conditions

Why do some governments ignore industrial pollution of major rivers?

• Because the factories creating the pollution are profitable

• Because they don't have enough volunteers to clean up the rivers

• Because they don't have enough money to spend on materials to clean their rivers

• Because they have other problems to focus on

Which of the following is NOT a main cause of desertification in Africa?

• Poor farming practices

• Cutting down trees that held the soil in place

• Animals being allowed to graze too heavily

• The creation of diamond mines

Which of the following is NOT a reason why many Africans cannot escape the cycle of poverty?

• Women and children don't have time to go to school or work because fetching water is so time consuming

• Many people do not want to work in factories and would rather farm

• There is a severe lack of education

• Employment is low

What causes the amount of carbon dioxide in the air to increase?

• Cutting down trees decreases the amount of oxygen produced

• Factories reduce the amount of oxygen in the air

• Diamond mines expel a lot of carbon dioxide

• The amount of livestock in Africa reduce the amount of oxygen produced

What is the main cause of deforestation in Africa today?

• Building factories

• Digging diamond mines

• Commercial logging

• Creating farmland