North Africa

Which is a negative effect of tourism in North Africa?

• It reduces wildlife populations due to large-game hunting.

• It requires large quantities of water for swimming pools, hotels, and golf courses.

• It increases North Africans’ desire for imported foods.

• It introduces invasive species of insects that are not native to North Africa.

Which statement about desertification is true?

• Desertification maintains the balance of nature as moist and dry areas shift.

• Desertification is an increasing problem caused by wind, farming, overgrazing, and loss of vegetation.

• Desertification affects a few subregions of North Africa, but is not yet a significant problem throughout

  the region.

• Desertification has declined following the construction of the Aswān High Dam.

An environmental challenge facing the Great Man-Made River is that pumping water near the coast

• may pollute coastal waters.

• may contaminate aquifers with salt water from the sea.

• may contaminate aquifers with sewage and waste from coastal waters.

• may contaminate aquifers with oil by products from oil reserves.

Why is French spoken in some countries of North Africa?

• Most North Africans receive their college educations in France.

• Some of the earliest settlers of North Africa arrived from France.

• France colonized parts of North Africa in the 1800s.

• French oil and petroleum plants are the largest employers in North Africa.

What do Tunisia, Morocco, and Libya have in common?

• They average less than 10 inches of rain a year.

• They average less than 14 inches of rain a year.

• They have both an arid and semi-arid climate.

• They have a mild Mediterranean climate along the coast.

Today, most nomads of North Africa

• live nomadic lifestyles similar to those of their ancestors.

• roam the deserts part of the year and live in camps the rest of the year.

• have settled in villages and cities.

• have migrated to other parts of Africa.

The manufacturing output of North African countries

• increased rapidly after the decline of European control.

• declined following the withdrawal of European colonial powers.

• declined significantly in the early 2000s.

• has remained stable since the early 1900s.

How has the Aswān High Dam had an adverse effect on human health?

• It contaminated underground water sources by drawing in salt water from the sea.

• It caused a build up of soil contaminated by raw sewage and oil by-products.

• It created new ecosystems in which diseases such as malaria flourished.

• It discharged raw sewage and other wastes into Lake Nasser.

Why do some countries in North Africa import most of their food needs?

• Imported food is less expensive than food grown within the country.

• Water scarcity makes it impossible to grow enough food for the population.

• Agriculture is less profitable than other economic activities.

• Few people within the country are willing to work in agriculture.

Which statement about the environmental impact of regional oil and petroleum industries is true?

• Due to safety rules set by North African countries, oil spills along the subregion’s coasts are rare.

• When oil spills occur, countries work together quickly and efficiently to limit damage.

• Winds can blow oil spills toward land and endanger coastal and marine environments.

• The North African oil and petroleum industries have been responsible for several of the most destructive oil spills in history.