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WorksheetsAfrica Pt. 2
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is limited in North Africa?
Government stability
Food for consumption
Water for consumption and irrigation
Libyan Tribes
Why has the North African country Libya created a Great Man-Made River?
For more trade potential
To supply freshwater
To provide hydroelectric power
To create a wonder of the world
What could the great demand for water in North Africa lead to?
Environmental warming
Governmental instability
More water being drained than is being replenished
Increased trade
What did the Aswan High Dam (in Egypt, North Africa) do?
Alter the ecosystem
Give rise to waterborne diseases
Inhibit the flow of fertile silt to farmland
All of the above
What is highly profitable in North Africa?
Safety precautions
Tourism
Oil/petroleum
Technology
What has lack of safety precautions regarding oil in North Africa led to?
Stricter safety laws
Oil spills and waste seeping into rivers
Millions of dollars in OSHA violations
The Anti-Pollution Act of 1963
What do the Sahel's main industries of agriculture and herding livestock require?
God and glory
Money and support
Water and arable land
Booting up and PC
What does overgrazing in the Sahel cause?
Animals compact soil
Plant roots die
Soil's water capacity is lowered
All of the above
What can better crop varieties and new ways to conserve water bring back in the Sahel?
Fertile land
The British
Minerals
Water
What project in the Sahel is an attempt to stop the spread of the Sahara?
The Big Black Barrier
The Great Green Wall
The Fixed Fortitude Act
The Great Gatsby
What causes many fatal illnesses in West Africa?
Kurzgesagt
OSHA violations
Death
Poor sanitation
Which of these hinders economic development in West Africa?
Illegal logging
Lack of OSHA enforcement
Corruption
Global warming
Which of these hinders economic development in West Africa?
Fortification
Manhattan herding
Illegal extraction of natural resources
OSHA
What provides food and shelter for fish, as well as food for coastal people in West Africa?
Manmade aquariums
The Great Rift Valley
The Panama Canal
Lagoons and mangrove swamps
Which of these is an important source of food and commercial fishing revenue in West Africa?
The Atlantic Ocean
The Baltic Sea
The Pacific Ocean
The Mediterranean Sea
What do Lake Chad and Lake Volta supply in West Africa?
Food
Better OSHA guidelines
Hydroelectric power
Irrigation for farming
Where is life expectancy, literacy, and living standards the lowest in the world?
North Africa
South Africa
East Africa
West Africa
What has logging to meet local demands for wood in areas without electricity led to in East Africa?
Deforestation
OSHA violations
Increase in aquatic diversity
Irrigation
What is causing pollution in East Africa's waterways?
The EWOKAS Act
Increased urbanization and industrialization
Lowered trade
Lack of OSHA regulations
Why has the elephant and rhinoceroses population lowered in East Africa?
Industrialization
Pollution is destroying their homes
People are poaching them for their horns
Global warming
What does national parks and wildlife reserves do for East Africa?
Brings tourism
Boosts the economy
Boosts support for conservation
All of the above
What can be attributed to poverty in Southern Africa?
Bad waterways
Subsistence farming
Failure to manage valuable resources
Irrigation
Why must people focus primarily on sustaining their families in Southern Africa?
Food is scarce
Religious beliefs encourage it
There is little health care and education
Jobs have become easier
Because of gas and electricity, what have people begun to rely on for warmth in Southern Africa?
Forest fires
Firewood
Lightning
Smokestacks
What is wrong with the water in Southern Africa?
Nestle keeps taking it
It is Dasani
It often contaminated
It is distilled
What are urban areas lacking in Southern Africa?
Sanitation
Economy
OSHA
Defenses
What are many countries in Southern Africa adopting?
Laws to protect wildlife
Foreign immigrants
Annexation from the UN
Indigenous peoples
