Africa's environmental issues

What do many African's have to do to reach water?

• Walk to the closest source

• Pay extra for it

• go to the store

• drink ocean water

what is a drought?

• A period of time with very little rainfall

• A period of time with a lot of rainfall

• A period of time with large hurricanes

• A period of time with frequent flooding

what are the two largest things polluting Africa's water?

• Sewage being dumbed into the water

• Pollutants being put in the air

• Nitrogen being dumped into the water

• Industrial waste being dumped in the water

what is a result of polluted water?

• Diseases

• Nothing

• People are healthier

• People make money

why do some government officials in Africa Ignore industrial pollution?

• The industries make money

• The industries do not make that much pollution

• They do not ignore it, and punish industries that cause a lot of pollution

What is desertification?

• The process by which the desert gets larger

• The process by which the desert gets smaller

• The process by which the forest gets smaller

• The process by which the forest gets larger

Which part of Africa is experiencing desertification

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Tropical rainforest

• Atlas Mountains

Which of the following is a cause of desertification?

• Deforestation

• Industrial waste

• Human Sewage

• abundance of water

Poor Farming Practices, overgrazing, deforestation, and draining aquafers are all causes of what?

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• water pollution

• Air pollution

What is the MAIN cause of Deforestation in Africa?

• Commercial logging

• Draining water

• Water pollution

• Clearing land for farming