Desertification
Define desertification
What is the process in which fertile land becomes desert, normally as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture?
Define deforestation
What is the process forests being destroyed to make way for human development.
Define unequal water distribution.
What is when people do not have enough water to irrigate their crops?
Define water pollution
What is the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities?
A majority of desertification
What is the result of the actions of people rather than climate?
A main cause of deforestation
What is commercial logging?
Countries with large river systems have
What is enough water for farming and for people in villages, towns, and cities?
Water has always been vital
What is to Africa?
As the land is overused
What is the soil becomes poor and powdery?
As the number of tree shrink
What is so does the amount of oxygen prduced?
Unfortunately , the majority of Africa has
What is trouble getting enough for people to survive?
Many countries in Africa do not have
What is enough clean water, even the ones that have large rivers?
The winds coming from the Sahara gradually blow the dry top soil away
What is leaving a barren and rocky land that loses its ability to hold water?
Deforestation is a major issue
What is in many african nations?
Most African countries have
What is very little clean water for drinking and washing?
African countries have the problem of increasing
What is pollution from factories and contamination from animals and human waste?
The Sahel is one part of Africa that is experiencing severe problems with desertification
What is the process of the desert expanding into areas that had formerly been farmland?
As Africa's pollution increases and nations try to develop economically
What is Deforestation has become a growing concern?
People who live in rural ares of Africa typically
What is don't have running water ro plumbing in their homes?
Industries also contribute to the problem
What is by dumping toxic mining chemicals and industrial wastes into the waters?