Africa's environmental issues

Contamination of water supplies due to chemicals, fertilizer, sewage, etc.

• Water Pollution
• Irrigation 
• Drought 
• Climate

the destruction of trees and other vegetation

• deforestation
• desertification
• industry
• population distribution

process of land turning into desert due to deforestation and drought

• deforestation
• desertification
• industry
• drought

Which is NOT a cause of deforestation in Africa?

• clearing land for farms
• logging
• urban growth
• Foreign Aid Programs

____________ leads to poor soil.

• flooding
• desertification
• dirty water
• decreased population

Which of the following is a result of Water Pollution or Unequal Access to Water?

• diseases
• better education
• increased trade

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

• Agriculture

• Traffic

• Industry

• Human Pollution

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

• 100%

• 1%

• 0%

• 25%

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

Which practice is a cause of desertification?

• overgrazing

• crop rotation

• water pollution

• water runoff