Ch 18 sec 3 Flashcards
How many people are affected by desertification?
250 mil people
What is the most affected continent?
Africa
What holiday is for desertification?
June 17th - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
How many miles of land are considered ‘dry land’?
20 million
What areas are mostly dry land?
poor countries
How many people will be displaced by desertification by 2045?
135 mil
What is the Great Green Wall Project?
people plant trees, cover ground to protect soil
What is Nigeria the 9th leading export of?
oik - a huge % of the country’s income
What river is the most affected by oil spills?
The Niger River Delta
since 2011, how many Shell oil spoils have been reported?
over 1,000
What does oil spills do?
causes helath issues, reduces life expectancy to 45 yrs
How much oil spills in the Niger River Delta yearly?
40 mil liters
Why do oil spills happen in Nigeria?
theft, sabotages, machine malfunction - miliants and organized crime
What other offenders are there to oil spills?
Chevron and BP
What is the largest land based oil spill?
Uzbekistan
What other places have had oil spills?
Russia, coast if Italy, France, and Ecuador
How long has the Nile been flooding?
Thousand of years
What is the longest river in the world and how many countries does it cover?
the Nile, 11 countries
What is the Awan High Dam and when was it built?
a dam to control flooding built in 1970
What good things came from the Awan High Dam?
controlled flooding, more stable irrigation, and hydroelectirc power
What bad things came from the Awan High Dam?
reservoir created (Lake Nasser) - which displaced thousand of people, stagnant water is breeding ground for insects (malaria), parasites + disease, and made land less fertile + more fertilizer = erosion
