Sahel Desert Drought And Famine

Question 1

What’s the land south of the Sahara like ?

Answer 1

Mainly grassland suffering from increasing soil degradation and desertification

Question 2

Causes of desertification ?

Answer 2

• droughts

* swarms of locusts eating all the food

Question 3

Land degradation examples

Answer 3

• animals starve to death
• 1m children under 5 suffer from malnutrition
• 20% of population is completely without food
• 15m people affected

Question 4

What are the responses to the famine ?

Answer 4

• 52m food packets
• 620,000 dry milk packets
• 2000 new malnutrition centres opened
• reduces deforestation