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  • Unit 5: SEA in the 20th Century
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  • Unit 8: Africa Today
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Environmental Concerns in Africa
SS7G2 The student will discuss environmental issues across the continent of Africa. a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation, trade, industry, and drinking water. b. Explain the relationship between poor soil and deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
c. Explain the impact of desertification on the environment of Africa from the Sahel to the rainforest. 



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The Sahel is a region between the Sahara and the Savanna. This region is transforming from fertile soil useful for farming and sustaining life to desert. 

Desertification of the Sahel
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Deforestation impact not only rain forest in South America but in Africa too. Deforestation occurs when trees are cleared of for lumber, oil, or for farm land. 



Deforestation of the African Rainforest

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Water scarcity in Africa is a growing crisis with millions of Africans not having clean usable (portable) water. 

What is water scarcity?
What is the impact?
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