Rural geography

Question 1

Impacts of lands degradation in the Sahel, 10 marks

Answer 1

Loss of cash crops
Loss of livestock
Starvation
Disease
Loss of education
Loss of nomadic lifestyle
Shanty towns
Ghost towns
Loss of vegetation
Dust storms

Question 2

Strategies used to manage Rural land degradation in the Sahel, Four Points

Answer 2

Diguettes
Managing grazing areas
Education
Herd size

Question 3

Diguettes, explanation and effectiveness, four marks

Answer 3

Diguettes
Lines of stones
Water seeps into the soil
Eff: Crops doubled Burkina Faso

Question 4

Education to reduce land degradation, explanation and effectiveness, three marks

Answer 4

Education
Learn techniques like drip irrigation and terracing
Helps avoid leaching
Eff: Informs future generations

Question 5

Managing grazing areas, explanation and effectiveness, two marks

Answer 5

Fencing
Grasses come back after 1-2 years
Eff: Expensive

Question 6

Reducing Herd Size, explanation and effectiveness, three marks

Answer 6

Quality > quantity reduces grazing pressure
Reduces soil compaction
Eff: Culturally sensitive