9) Why is most rainforest area lost today?

logging for industry, farming, and fuel

diseases that attack old growth trees

11) What is meant by the “Green Line” when one is talking about desertification?

the line between the desert and cultivated areas

the line dividing rural and urban neighborhoods

the point in a river at which water pollution begins

a barrier put up around factories to keep people away for their own safety

What is one of the major problems facing those who depend on the Nile River for their water?

The water is contaminated with human and industrial waste.

The Nile River no longer has any fish.

The Nile is too shallow to be used for transportation.

The river always dries up during the summer months.

How did the Aswan High Dam change Egyptian farming?

The Dam has allowed year-round irrigation.

The Dam washed more silt down the river.

The Dam has increased the annual flooding of the Nile River.

The Dam created many jobs in the construction industry.

Environmental Concerns of Africa

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1) Which part of Africa has access to the Niger River?

Sahel

Lake Victoria

Sahara Desert

Kalahari Desert

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2) Which BEST describes a major use of the Niger River?

little used because it is too shallow

source of much hydroelectric power

used for transportation and agriculture

used for irrigation projects in the Sahara Desert

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3) Which BEST describes a major use of the Congo River?

irrigation for farmland

supplying water for Egypt

transportation of goods and people from the interior of Africa to the Atlantic Ocean

water only for rainforest animals

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4) What do some people believe might lead to “water wars” in Africa in the future?

demands to reroute water to the deserts

competition among countries that share a river system

demands to reroute rivers to supply water to the rainforests

United Nations decrees telling African nations how to share water

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5) Why do some governments ignore industrial pollution of major rivers and waterways?

They want the industries to be profitable

The people of most countries do not care about pollution

Industries always have plans in place to clean up polluting wastes.

Most government officials do not recognize pollution as a problem.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6) What destroyed the grassland and forests that were once found in the Sahel?

years of heavy flooding

the development of factories

continuous farming and overgrazing

repeated use by nomads and camel caravans

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7) Why are droughts a problem for farmers in the Sahel?

animals move into the desert to find water

the desert stops expanding when there is rain in the Sahel

the soil is of poor quality and dry conditions result in even fewer crops

people do not try to farm in the Sahel any more due to the increased rainfall

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Environmental Concerns of Africa

1) Which part of Africa has access to the Niger River?

2) Which BEST describes a major use of the Niger River?

3) Which BEST describes a major use of the Congo River?

4) What do some people believe might lead to “water wars” in Africa in the future?

5) Why do some governments ignore industrial pollution of major rivers and waterways?

6) What destroyed the grassland and forests that were once found in the Sahel?

7) Why are droughts a problem for farmers in the Sahel?

8) Which African country is losing its rainforest most rapidly today?

9) Why is most rainforest area lost today?

10) In what area are desertification problems the greatest?

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