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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why is there less farmable land in the Sahel region of Africa?
People moving to the area
Air pollution
Too much clean water
Desertification
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which statement about Deforestation is true?
Deforestation is good for the soil.
Deforestation is beneficial for the environment.
Deforestation is helpful to native animal species.
Deforestation can cause soil erosion.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why are most rain forests gone today?
Unchecked forest fires
Harsh drought and high winds
Diseases that attack the trees
Logging for industry, farming, and fuel
- 4. Multiple Choice
How does desertification impact the people living in the Sahel region?
Income from tourism
More people work in factories
Increased starvation and poverty
Decreased support from the United Nations
- 5. Multiple Choice
In the Sahel, reduced tropical rainforests and overgrazing of vegetation are causes of
flooding
hurricanes
tornadoes
desertification
- 6. Multiple Choice
In the Sahel region of Africa, desertification is causing the desert to spread. As plants die, the soil blows away leaving the ground unfit for agriculture. What is a major result of desertification?
tourists come to the region to enjoy the warm climate
as the soil blows away, it is easier to mine gold
a lack of adequate food production for the people
the development of new clean technologies to provide jobs
- 7. Multiple Choice
As populations increase across Africa many people find they have no access to....
fresh drinking water
fertilizers
government
land
- 8. Multiple Choice
What are the main causes of water pollution?
bathing in the rivers and lakes
fertilizers and industrial waste
unclean fish
too much rain
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