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Culture/Envir Issues

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How do people's farming practices affect the environment? Farmers practice slash/burn agriculture leading to deforestation and desertification
This African region has been this most damaged by deforestation Tropical Rain Forest
You can find the highest population density near this The Nile River. People live near sources of water.
Most of North Africa practices this religion Islam
2/3 of Africa's economy is based on agriculture
Drought causes extreme scarcity of water and food
The Ashanti people believe in plants and animals having souls
Water pollution in Africa causes the spread of diseases
Desertification is expansion of desert areas into regions that were previously not
How does water pollution affect the African economy? reduces the crop production which in turn affects trade.
religious groups have a common belief and god
ethnic groups have common ancestry, language, physical traits
People who most likely belong the same ethnic group a person who identifies as Arab and lives in Algeria, a person who identifies as Arab and lives in Libya (BOTH are Arab no matter which country they live in.
Which TWO religions are most widely practiced in Africa? Christianity and Islam
Ethnic groups in Africa Ashanti, Bantu, Arabs, and Swahili
Main cause of desertification poor farming practices and overgrazing
Desertification is the process of fertile soil becoming dry and barren (empty)
Which part of Africa has the lowest population Sahara Desert
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