quiz 18

Question 1

Give 3 common development challenges presented by the Sahara desert

Answer 1

extreme temperature,limited water supply and inaccessibility

Question 2

Evidence for inaccessibility in hot deserts

Answer 2

remote bedoin communities isolated due to lack of infrastructure

Question 3

Evidence for limited water supply in hot deserts

Answer 3

less than 70mm in some areas

Question 4

Evidence for extreme temperatures in hot desterts

Answer 4

45 degrees celsuis during the day and below 0 degrees celsuis at night

Question 5

NoBa sentence for extreme tempreatures

Answer 5

not only does this cause heat stroke and dehydration but further affects productivity(people working less) affecting quality of life

Question 6

NoBa sentence for limited water supply

Answer 6

Not only do some areas have been overirrigatitated and salinised(when the soil becomes salty and then infertile) but consequently less crops are grown, lowering incomes resulting to a worse quality of life

Question 7

NoBa sentence for innaccesibility

Answer 7

This not only mean services such as medical care can not be provided to them but consequently lower life expectancy for the Bedouin people

Question 8

what are the 3 development oppurtunities in the Sahara

Answer 8

tourism,farming and energy

Question 9

Evidence for tourism

Answer 9

12.3m million tourists in 2018 visited Morroco to experience the Bedouin culture

Question 10

Evidence for farming

Answer 10

The Aswan dam in Egypt provides essential water for farmers to grow crops such as cotton,corn and rice

Question 11

Evidence for energy/high levels of uninterrupted sunshine

Answer 11

Huge solar plant in Tunisia is set to power 2.5 million homes with renewable energy

Question 12

NoBa for tourism

Answer 12

This not only brings money to the local economy triggering the positive multiplier effect but subsequently provides jobs to improve the quality of life for people in these areas

Question 13

NoBa for farming

Answer 13

these crops can not only provide foood for families so that they can continue their lifestyle and work but further the crops can be sold and generate income to improve quality of life

Question 14

NoBa for energy

Answer 14

the energy not only doesnt release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere but consequently will reduce the impacts of energy production on climate change