The Environment
The Environment 2
Location
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous II
100

Which is an effect of desertification on the environment in Africa? ?

What is loss of grazing land for animals  ?

100

 

Which would be a valid conclusion to make based on lack of rainfall in the Sahel?    


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

What is Increasingly dry weather patterns are changing the climate of the Sahel, and rainfall is decreasing  ?

100

What is a nomad?

What is one who wanders from place to place looking for an oasis?

100

Which describes the rainforest?

What are humid and warm with thick vegetation?

100

What is an effect of the inappropriate use of fertilizer?

What is it pollutes the water?

200

How are the Sahara and Sahel similar?

What is They do not receive much rain per year ?

200

Why has much of the population of the Sahel migrated to cities further south?  

What is Years of over-farming and over-grazing of livestock have led to increased desertification in the Sahel  

200

What has been the most reliable way to get across the Sahara over the centuries?

What is a camel?

200

A region receives very little rain

What is a drought?

200

What is irrigation?

What is the supply of water to help crops grow?

300

Why does deforestation contribute to low soil quality in Sub-Saharan Africa?     ? 

What is The soil loses nutrients and becomes less fertile when the plants growing in it are removed

300

How has unequal access to water impacted economies across the continent of Africa? 

What is The economies of African nations with water access have developed faster than nations without water access. ?

300

Why is farming so difficult in African Sahel?

What is rain fall varies from year to year? 

300

A region has a scarcity of food

What is a famine?

300

Where is Sub Saharan Africa??

What is south of the Sahara Desert?

400

Which BEST describes how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts industry in Africa? ?   

What is Waste from factories is destroying rivers and lakes?

400

What is a result of deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa?

What is poor soil quality ?

400

What is the most common way people make a living on the Sahel? 

What are herding and subsistence farming?

400

What does it mean if a plant or animal becomes extinct?

What is there are no more of that type of plant or animal alive in the world?

400

What is the relationship between the GDP and water in Africa?

What is improving water sanitation is the best way to improve the GDP?

500

How does the process of slash-and-burn impact soil in Sub-Saharan Africa? ? 

What is Poor soil develops over time due to soil erosion and depletion of nutrients. ?

500

Which best describes the Sahara region? ?

What is hot, dry desert?

500

Which is a consequence of cutting down trees for fuel in the Sahel?

What is desertification ?

500

In what part of Africa is the largest rainforest found?

What is the Congo River Basin?

500

What are farm animals that provide labor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

What is livestock?