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100
What job, which involves digging for rocks and minerals, is a major cause of water pollution in Africa?
Mining
100
About ___ million children each year are hospitalized due to unclean drinking water.
1
100
What country averages 2 oil spills each day?
Nigeria
100
What river in Africa runs through Egypt and Sudan? Hint: this is the largest river in the world.
Nile River
100
About ____ percent of Africa's wells are not in operation.
30
200
What substances, which kill bugs for farming, cause unclean drinking water?
Pesticides
200
__________________ organizations help and rebuild infrastructure due to water pollution.
Humanitarian
200
What country suffers from pollution beacuse of garbage burning and toxic chemicals?
Kenya
200
What lake borders Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania?
Lake Victoria
200
____________ and ___________ are drinking a lot of the clean water in Africa.
Cattle; livestock
300
What substance, used for protecting plants and helping growth, causes water pollution?
Fertilizers
300
Pollution harms the ___________ industry, which kills or poisons ______ so that they cannot be eaten.
fishing; fish
300
What country in Africa has polluted water beacuse of sewage?
Madagascar
300
What lake borders Zambia, Tanzania, Burundi, and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Lake Tanganyika
300
_________ ___________ needs to become a top priority in Africa to maintain clean water.
Water filteration
400
________ waste is also a primary source of water pollution.
Human
400
Many coastal beaches are polluted from ______________ and _______ traffic.
industries; ship
400
Which country suffers from water pollution mainly due to fertilizers and pesticides?
South Africa
400
The Niger River runs through Benin, Guinea, _________, ___________, and ___________.
Mali; Niger; Nigeria
400
Africa needs to make plans for proper _________ ____________.
Sewage Treatment
500
Burning _______ for electricity causes polltion to Africa's water.
coal
500
This major ocean is polluted because of smaller bodies of water near this massive ocean.
Indian Ocean
500
What country suffers from pollution because of lack of sanitation and human waste?
Mali
500
What countries does the Congo River run through?
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia
500
Name the ocean(s) and sea(s) that border the continent of Africa.
Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Red Sea