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Environmental Issues of Africa

Environmental Issues of Africa. Clean Water. Many do not have clean drinking water Nile River is contaminated with human and industrial waste Most people in Egypt live along it. Aswan High Dam. Allows Egypt year-round irrigation Farmers grow crops 3x a year Also used to produce electricity

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Environmental Issues of Africa

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  1. Environmental Issues of Africa

  2. Clean Water • Many do not have clean drinking water • Nile River is contaminated with human and industrial waste • Most people in Egypt live along it

  3. Aswan High Dam • Allows Egypt year-round irrigation • Farmers grow crops 3x a year • Also used to produce electricity • The Nile no longer floods, leaving silt on the land

  4. Irrigation and the Nile • Because of dam Nile does not flood • No silt (rich topsoil) is left on the farm lands • Farmers must use chemical fertilizers • Problems with fertilizers • $ • Pollutes the rivers • Fertilizers have caused some parts to have high concentrations of salt • High salt land is no suitable for growing.

  5. Niger River • Transportation route • Where it meets the sea it is called “Oil Delta” • Area is rich in oil • The river silt is good for growing

  6. Congo River • Provides water for • Villages & towns • Irrigation • Fishing • Transportation • Much of the wood from the Rainforest comes down this river

  7. Clean Water • Needed for health and sanitation • Dirty water = diseases • Lack of clean wash water = skin and eye infections • Water-borne diseases spread by parasite

  8. Factories • Factories help economy = jobs • Factory waste is sent down rivers • Gov ignores problems • Factory workers and citizens harmed

  9. Deforestation • Trees are important because • Produce oxygen -Paper • Maintain ground soil -Heat • Cool the ground -Building materials • Prevent erosion -Home for wildlife • Produce food • Fruit • animals

  10. Deforestation • Cutting down trees in large amounts destroys the ecosystems • Some areas will never grow back • Kills wildlife and forces extinction • Cutting trees in savannas and rainforests

  11. Desertification • Spreading of the desert • As trees are cut down they don’t grow back • The desert takes over • Less food is produced for the people • Resulting in famine (no food to eat) • Famine = starvation=death

  12. Desertification • Deserts are taking over valuable farmland in the Sahel and the Savannas

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