Presentation, Graphic Organizers, & Activities

Africa’s

STANDARDS:SS7G2 Explain environmental issues across the continent of Africa. a. Explain how water pollution and unequal

access to water impacts irrigation, trade, industry, and drinking water.

b. Explain the relationship between poor soil and deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa.

c. Explain the impact of desertification on the environment of Africa.

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TEACHER INFO: CLOZE Notes• The next pages are handouts for the

students to use for note-taking during the presentation. (Print front to back to save paper and ink.)

• Check the answers as a class after the presentation.

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WAT

ER P

OLLUTION

& UNEQ

UAL DI

STRIB

UTION

Africa & W

ater•

Water has _

_____________________ to A

frica.•

The oceans, rivers, & seas that surround and run through Africa have allow

ed A

fricans to ______________________ and to have access to the outside w

orld.•

The interactions around these bodies of water have enabled certain cities to

become _

_____________________ .

Limited Supply

•Countries w

ith large river systems have _

_____________________ and for

people in villages, towns, and cities.

•Unfortunately, the m

ajority of Africa has _

_____________________ for people

to survive.•

Most A

frican countries have ______________________ for drinking and w

ashing.

Walk to W

ater•

People who live in rural areas of A

frica typically ______________________ or

plumbing in their hom

es.•

Wom

en and children must _

_____________________ to gather it from

a water

source.•

This has caused ______________________ for m

any African countries.

Poverty•

Because fetching w

ater is so time-

consuming, w

omen are

______________________ and children don’t have tim

e to go to school.•

Lack of education and employm

ent leads to a low G

DP and

______________________ .

•M

any Africans cannot escape the _

_____________________ .

Drought•

Droughts (______________________________ ) have hurt m

any parts of A

frica.•

When the rains do not com

e, ______________________ aw

ay and livestock die.•

People who live in areas affected by drought often face fam

ine and begin to ______________________ .

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Pollution•

Many countries in A

frica do not have ______________________ , even the ones

that have large rivers.•

African countries have the problem

of increasing ______________________ and

contamination from

animals & hum

an waste.

•Industries also contribute to the problem

by dumping toxic m

ining chemicals and

______________________

into the waters.

Diseases•

Clean water is needed for basic _

_____________________ .

•Lack of clean w

ater to wash w

ith increases the frequency of ______________________ .

•People w

ho are not able to have access to clean water are at risk for m

any w

ater-borne diseases that _

_____________________ living in standing w

ater.•

Millions of A

fricans are hospitalized yearly from _

_____________________ .

•Sick people are _

_____________________ , w

ith negatively impacts the

economy.

•A

lso, unclean drinking water is a _

_____________________ for thousands of

children in Africa.

Industries

•Local industries that depend on w

ater sources for their livelihood ______________________ by w

ater pollution.•

Water pollution either kills fish or m

akes them _

_____________________ .

•It can also kill livestock, w

hich destroys the ______________________ and

traders.

Clean Up•

Overpopulation and ______________________ have m

ade life along Africa’s

water sources difficult.

•Som

e countries in Africa have tried to _

_____________________ by building

factories. •

Unfortunately, government officials often _

_____________________ that are

being flushed into rivers and streams as long as the factories are profitable.

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DEFORESTATION

•A

s Africa’s _

_____________________ and nations try to develop econom

ically, deforestation has becom

e a growing concern.

•Deforestation is the process of _

_____________________ to m

ake way for hum

an developm

ent.•

Deforestation is a major issue in _

_____________________ .

Logging•

A m

ain cause of deforestation in Africa today is _

_____________________ .

•The _

_____________________ all over the w

orld and helps boost the economy of

many A

frican countries.•

Unfortunately, the ______________________ as a result.

Population•

Another reason A

fricans are cutting down so m

any trees is ______________________ .

•In the last 50

years, Africa’s _

_____________________ to over 1

.2 billion people.•

Cities have grown and have _

_____________________ of forests for housing.

Rainforest•

Many of the rainforests that once ran from

Guinea to Cam

eroon are ______________________ .

•N

igeria is losing its rainforests at the ______________________ .

•The United N

ations estimates that N

igeria has now _

_____________________ of its

original forests to logging, clearing land for farming, and cutting trees to use as fuel.

Effects•

As the num

ber of trees shrinks, so does the ______________________ produced.

•M

eanwhile, the am

ount of harmful _

_____________________ in the air increases.

•Less rainforests could also m

ean ______________________ .

•A

bout one-fourth of all m

edicines people use come from

rainforest plants.•

Deforestation also leads to ______________________ of both plants and anim

als.•

Crops ______________________ , a nutrient-

rich layer of dirt.•

When trees are cut dow

n, there is ______________________ the topsoil in place.

•The w

ind and rain carry away the im

portant nutrients, and the land eventually ______________________ necessary for grow

ing crops.•

The sun bakes the exposed soil into hard clay, w

hich ______________________ .

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DESERTIFICATION

•The Sahel is one part of A

frica that is experiencing severe problems w

ith desertification, the process of _

_____________________ into areas that had

formerly been farm

land. •

As the land is overused, the _

_____________________ and pow

dery.•

The winds com

ing from the Sahara gradually _

_____________________ aw

ay, leaving a barren and rocky land that loses its ability to hold w

ater.

Grow

ing Desert•

A m

ajority of the desertification is the result of the ______________________

rather than climate.

•Desertification in A

frica is caused by:•

______________________ practices.

•People _

_____________________ that help hold the soil in place.

•A

nimals being allow

ed to ______________________ in an area and

stripping all of the vegetation from the soil.

•______________________ & underground w

ater for industrial & home use.

Effects•

The ______________________ of the people living there are clear, but they are

destroying major parts of their environm

ent in the process.•

Africans w

ho have lived for generations by farming and raising grazing anim

als are finding they have less and _

_____________________ to them

.•

The people who live in these areas often _

_____________________ .

•M

any ______________________ hoping to find w

ork, but most find only m

ore poverty.

Solution?•

Some A

fricans work hard to try to _

_____________________ , to build

windbreaks to keep out the sand, and to push the desert back w

henever they can.

•In m

any parts of Africa, this has becom

e ______________________ , as the

desert claims m

ore land each year.•

In recent years, the United N

ations and the World Food B

ank have ______________________ of those living in parts of the Sahel.

•They have w

orked to find solutions to help the people survive and ______________________ .

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WAT

ER P

OLLUTION

& UNEQ

UAL DI

STRIB

UTION

Africa & W

ater•

Water has alw

ays been vital to Africa.

•The oceans, rivers, & seas that surround and run through A

frica have allowed

Africans to engage in trade and to have access to the outside w

orld.•

The interactions around these bodies of water have enabled certain cities to

become thriving centers of com

merce.

Limited Supply

•Countries w

ith large river systems have enough w

ater for farming and for people

in villages, towns, and cities.

•Unfortunately, the m

ajority of Africa has trouble getting enough w

ater for people to survive.

•M

ost African countries have very little clean w

ater for drinking and washing.

Walk to W

ater•

People who live in rural areas of A

frica typically don’t have running water or

plumbing in their hom

es.•

Wom

en and children must w

alk several miles to gather it from

a water source.

•This has caused serious econom

ic problems for m

any African countries.

Poverty•

Because fetching w

ater is so time-

consuming, w

omen are unable to w

ork and children don’t have tim

e to go to school.•

Lack of education and employm

ent leads to a low G

DP and slow

economic grow

th.•

Many A

fricans cannot escape the circle of poverty.

Drought•

Droughts (long periods of very little rainfall) have hurt many parts of A

frica.•

When the rains do not com

e, crops wither aw

ay and livestock die.•

People who live in areas affected by drought often face fam

ine and begin to die of starvation.

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Pollution•

Many countries in A

frica do not have enough clean water, even the ones that have

large rivers.•

African countries have the problem

of increasing pollution from factories and

contamination from

animals & hum

an waste.

•Industries also contribute to the problem

by dumping toxic m

ining chemicals and

industrial wastes

into the waters.

Diseases•

Clean water is needed for basic health and sanitation.

•Lack of clean w

ater to wash w

ith increases the frequency of skin and eye infections.

•People w

ho are not able to have access to clean water are at risk for m

any w

ater-borne diseases that spread by parasites living in standing w

ater.•

Millions of A

fricans are hospitalized yearly from ingesting unsafe w

ater.•

Sick people are unable to work, w

ith negatively impacts the econom

y.•

Also, unclean drinking w

ater is a leading cause of death for thousands of children in A

frica.

Industries

•Local industries that depend on w

ater sources for their livelihood have been devastated by w

ater pollution.•

Water pollution either kills fish or m

akes them unsafe to eat.

•It can also kill livestock, w

hich destroys the livelihood of herders and traders.

Clean Up•

Overpopulation and poor sanitation regulationshave m

ade life along Africa’s w

ater sources difficult.

•Som

e countries in Africa have tried to im

prove their economies by building

factories. •

Unfortunately, government officials often ignore the industrial w

astes that are being flushed into rivers and stream

s as long as the factories are profitable.

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DEFORESTATION•

As A

frica’s population increases and nations try to develop economically,

deforestation has become a grow

ing concern.•

Deforestation is the process of forests being destroyed to make w

ay for human

development.

•Deforestation is a m

ajor issue in many A

frican nations.

Logging•

A m

ain cause of deforestation in Africa today is com

mercial logging.

•The tim

ber is exported all over the world and helps boost the econom

y of many

African countries.

•Unfortunately, the environm

ent is destroyed as a result.

Population•

Another reason A

fricans are cutting down so m

any trees is population growth.

•In the last 50

years, Africa’s population has tripled to over 1

.2 billion people.•

Cities have grown and have cleared large areas of forests for housing.

Rainforest•

Many of the rainforests that once ran from

Guinea to Cam

eroon are already gone.•

Nigeria is losing its rainforests at the fastest rate.

•The United N

ations estimates that N

igeria has now lost about 55 percent of its

original forests to logging, clearing land for farming, and cutting trees to use as

fuel.

Effects•

As the num

ber of trees shrinks, so does the amount of oxygen produced.

•M

eanwhile, the am

ount of harmful carbon dioxide in the air increases.

•Less rainforests could also m

ean fewer m

edicines.•

About one-

fourth of all medicines people use com

e from rainforest plants.

•Deforestation also leads to extinction of species of both plants and anim

als.•

Crops grow best in topsoil, a nutrient-

rich layer of dirt.•

When trees are cut dow

n, there is nothing to hold the topsoil in place.•

The wind and rain carry aw

ay the important nutrients, and the land eventually

loses the nutrients necessary for growing crops.

•The sun bakes the exposed soil into hard clay, w

hich leads to desertification.

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DESERTIFICATION

•The Sahel is one part of A

frica that is experiencing severe problems w

ith desertification, the process of the desert expanding into areas that had form

erly been farm

land. •

As the land is overused, the soil becom

es poor and powdery.

•The w

inds coming from

the Sahara gradually blow the dry topsoil aw

ay, leaving a barren and rocky land that loses its ability to hold w

ater.

Grow

ing Desert•

A m

ajority of the desertification is the result of the actions of people rather than clim

ate.•

Desertification in Africa is caused by:

•Poor farm

ing practices.•

People cutting down the trees that help hold the soil in place.

•A

nimals being allow

ed to graze too heavily in an area and stripping all of the vegetation from

the soil. •

Draining the surface & underground water for industrial & hom

e use.

Effects•

The survival needs of the people living there are clear, but they are destroying m

ajor parts of their environment in the process.

•A

fricans who have lived for generations by farm

ing and raising grazing animals

are finding they have less and less land available to them.

•The people w

ho live in these areas often face starvation and poverty. •

Many m

ove into urban areas hoping to find work, but m

ost find only more poverty.

Solution?•

Some A

fricans work hard to try to replant trees, to build w

indbreaks to keep out the sand, and to push the desert back w

henever they can.•

In m

any parts of Africa, this has becom

e a losing battle, as the desert claims

more land each year.

•In recent years, the United N

ations and the World Food B

ank have come to the

aid of those living in parts of the Sahel.•

They have worked to find solutions to help the people survive and live a better

life.

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Africa’s

Water Pollution & Unequal Distribution, Deforestation, &

Desertification

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• Water has always been vital to Africa.

• The oceans, rivers, & seas that surround and run through Africa have allowed Africans to engage in trade and to have access to the outside world.

• The interactions around these bodies of water have enabled certain cities to become thriving centers of commerce.

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• Countries with large river systems have enough water for farming and for people in villages, towns, and cities.

• Unfortunately, the majority of Africa has trouble getting enough water for people to survive.

• Most African countries have very little clean water for drinking and washing.

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• People who live in rural areas of Africa typically don’t have running water or plumbing in their homes.

• Women and children must walk several miles to gather it from a water source.

• This has caused serious economic problems for many African countries.

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• Because fetching water is so time-consuming, women are unable to work and children don’t have time to go to school.

• Lack of education and employment leads to a low GDP and slow economic growth.

• Many Africans cannot escape the circle of poverty.

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• Droughts (long periods of very little rainfall) have hurt many parts of Africa.

• When the rains do not come, crops wither away and livestock die.

• People who live in areas affected by drought often face famine and begin to die of starvation.

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• Many countries in Africa do not have enough clean water, even the ones that have large rivers.

• African countries have the problem of increasing pollution from factories and contamination from animals & human waste.

• Industries also contribute to the problem by dumping toxic mining chemicals and industrial wastes into the waters.

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• Clean water is needed for basic health and sanitation.

• Lack of clean water to wash with increases the frequency of skin and eye infections.

• People who are not able to have access to clean water are at risk for many water-borne diseases that spread by parasites living in standing water.

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• Millions of Africans are hospitalized yearly from ingesting unsafe water.

• Sick people are unable to work, with negatively impacts the economy.

• Also, unclean drinking water is a leading cause of death for thousands of children in Africa.

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• Local industries that depend on water sources for their livelihood have been devastated by water pollution.

• Water pollution either kills fish or makes them unsafe to eat.

• It can also kill livestock, which destroys the livelihood of herders and traders.

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• Overpopulation and poor sanitation regulations have made life along Africa’s water sources difficult.

• Some countries in Africa have tried to improve their economies by building factories.

• Unfortunately, government officials often ignore the industrial wastes that are being flushed into rivers and streams as long as the factories are profitable.

© Brain Wrinkles

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• As Africa’s population increases and nations try to develop economically, deforestation has become a growing concern.

• Deforestation is the process of forests being destroyed to make way for human development.

• Deforestation is a major issue in many African nations.

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• A main cause of deforestation in Africa today is commercial logging.

• The timber is exported all over the world and helps boost the economy of many African countries.

• Unfortunately, the environment is destroyed as a result.

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• Another reason Africans are cutting down so many trees is population growth.

• In the last 50 years, Africa’s population has tripled to over 1.2 billion people.

• Cities have grown and have cleared large areas of forests for housing.

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• Many of the rainforests that once ran from Guinea to Cameroon are already gone.

• Nigeria is losing its rainforests at the fastest rate.

• The United Nations estimates that Nigeria has now lost about 55 percent of its original forests to logging, clearing land for farming, and cutting trees to use as fuel.

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Since the 1990s, more than 90% of West-African rainforests have been cut down.

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• As the number of trees shrinks, so does the amount of oxygen produced.• Meanwhile, the amount of harmful carbon

dioxide in the air increases.

• Less rainforests could also mean fewer medicines.• About one-fourth of all medicines people

use come from rainforest plants.

• Deforestation also leads to extinction of species of both plants and animals.

© Brain Wrinkles

• Crops grow best in topsoil, a nutrient-rich layer of dirt.

• When trees are cut down, there is nothing to hold the topsoil in place.

• The wind and rain carry away the important nutrients, and the land eventually loses the nutrients necessary for growing crops.

• The sun bakes the exposed soil into hard clay, which leads to desertification.

© Brain Wrinkles

© Brain Wrinkles

• The Sahel is one part of Africa that is experiencing severe problems with desertification, the process of the desert expanding into areas that had formerly been farmland.

• As the land is overused, the soil becomes poor and powdery.

• The winds coming from the Sahara gradually blow the dry topsoil away, leaving a barren and rocky land that loses its ability to hold water.

© Brain Wrinkles

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• A majority of the desertification is the result of the actions of people rather than climate.

• Desertification in Africa is caused by:• Poor farming practices.• People cutting down the trees that help

hold the soil in place. • Animals being allowed to graze too heavily in

an area and stripping all of the vegetation from the soil.

• Draining the surface & underground water for industrial & home use.

© Brain Wrinkles

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• The survival needs of the people living there are clear, but they are destroying major parts of their environment in the process.

• Africans who have lived for generations by farming and raising grazing animals are finding they have less and less land available to them.

• The people who live in these areas often face starvation and poverty.

• Many move into urban areas hoping to find work, but most find only more poverty.

© Brain Wrinkles

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• Some Africans work hard to try to replant trees, to build windbreaks to keep out the sand, and to push the desert back whenever they can.

• In many parts of Africa, this has become a losing battle, as the desert claims more land each year.

© Brain Wrinkles

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• In recent years, the United Nations and the World Food Bank have come to the aid of those living in parts of the Sahel.

• They have worked to find solutions to help the people survive and live a better life.

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TEACHER INFO:• Print off the following slide for each

student.

• They should complete the chart while discussing the presentation.

• Check answers as a class when finished. If time, have students color their pictures.

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& livesto

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cou

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do

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for d

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ing, etc.

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suffered

from

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child

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ave to

walk fo

r miles to

gather

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man

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to

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TEACHER INFO: Political Cartoon Analysis

• Print off the Political Cartoon Analysis sheet for each student.

• Project the slides with two political cartoons onto the board (or print off several copies for students to share).

• Students should choose one of the cartoons and complete the analysis for it.

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Directions: Spend some time analyzing the political cartoon, then answer the questions below.

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Describe what you see in the cartoon. List the objects/people.

Which of the objects are symbols? What do you think each symbol means?

Describe the action taking place in the cartoon: Explain the message of the cartoon:

Who would agree with the cartoon’s message? Why?

Who would disagree with the cartoon’s message? Why?

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TEACHER INFO: Africa Water Bottle• Print off the Africa Water Bottle handout for each

student.

• The students will design a water bottle to raise awareness about the water crisis in Africa. They should include facts and images to represent water pollution and unequal access to water in Africa.

• In the textbox, they will write a description that explains the water bottle’s design.

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De

scrip

tion:

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Directions: Design a w

ater bottle to raise awareness about the w

ater crisis in Africa. I

nclude facts and im

ages to represent water pollution and unequal access to w

ater in Africa. I

n the textbox, write a

description that explains your water bottle’s design.

TEACHER INFO: Environmental Issues Selfies

• Print off the Environmental Issues Selfies handout for each student.

• The students will “take a selfie” of themselves visiting parts of Africa where deforestation and desertification are occurring.

• In the corresponding textbox, they will describe where they are and what they see so that their “followers” are aware of what’s going on in Africa.

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Directions: It’s time to spread awareness about deforestation and desertification in Africa. Take a selfie of yourself visiting parts of Africa where these issues are occurring. In the corresponding textbox, describe where you are & what you see so that all of your followers are aware of what’s going on in Africa.

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#desertification

TEACHER INFO: Comprehension Check• Print off the Comprehension Check handout

for each student. (Print front-to-back to save paper.)

• Students will complete the assignment after discussing the presentation. This can also be used as a quiz!

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1. W

hat water problem

s do many A

frican nations face?

2. What do m

any African w

omen and children have to do in order to get

water?

3. What is a drought?

4. W

hat are two m

ajor things polluting African w

aters?

5. Nam

e three problems that result from

polluted water:

6. Why do som

e governments ignore industrial pollution of m

ajor rivers?

7. What is one part of A

frica that is experiencing major problem

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desertification?

8. What are the m

ain causes of desertification in Africa?

9. What is life like for A

fricans who are forced to leave their farm

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ajor cities?

10. W

hat is the main cause of deforestation in A

frica today?

11. W

hat causes the amount of carbon dioxide in the air to increase?

12. W

hich African country is losing its rainforest the fastest?

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hat water problem

s do many A

frican nations face? M

ost African countries don’t have enough w

ater for drinking, washing,

etc.; many countries suffer from

pollution from factories and

animal/hum

an waste

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any African w

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water?

Walk m

any miles to the closest w

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hat is a drought?Periods of very little rainfall4. W

hat are two m

ajor things polluting African w

aters?Hum

an sewage/garbage & industrial w

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ame three problem

s that result from polluted w

ater:Kills fish & livestock; w

ater is unsafe to drink, spreads diseases6. W

hy do some governm

ents ignore industrial pollution of major rivers?

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frica that is experiencing major problem

s with

desertification?Sahel8. W

hat are the main causes of desertification in A

frica?Poor farm

ing practices, overgrazing, cutting down too m

any trees, draining surface & underground w

ater for industrial use9. W

hat is life like for Africans w

ho are forced to leave their farms for

major cities?

Still live in poverty10. W

hat is the main cause of deforestation in A

frica today?Com

mercial logging

11. W

hat causes the amount of carbon dioxide in the air to increase?

Cutting down trees causes am

ount of oxygen produced to shrink12. W

hich African country is losing its rainforest the fastest?

Nigeria

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• Print off the Tweet All About It handout for each student (two-per-page).

• Have students write a tweet/summary of each of the issues (less than 140 characters).

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Write tweets about the environmental issues across the continent of Africa. Keep them short and to the point, but include

enough information to prove you understand the event.

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Name: Name:

#Unequalaccesstowater

#Waterpollution

#Deforestation

#Desertification

Write tweets about the environmental issues across the continent of Africa. Keep them short and to the point, but include

enough information to prove you understand the event.

#Unequalaccesstowater

#Waterpollution

#Deforestation

#Desertification

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