Human Geography CRCT Review Explain how water pollution

Human Geography CRCT Review

Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation, trade, industry, and drinking water. Irrigation Impact of water pollution on… Impact of unequal distribution of water on… Trade Industry Drinking water

How has the use of chemical fertilizers affected water supplies in many countries of Southwest Asia? 1. Use of chemical fertilizers means crops must be watered constantly. 2. Enormous amounts of water must be used to produce chemical fertilizers 3. Chemical fertilizers have very little effect of local water supplies 4. Water supplies have been contaminated by the chemicals through runoff from the fields

Explain how the characteristics in the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, and tropical rain forest affect where people live, the type of work they do, and how they travel. where people live Sahara Sahel savanna tropical rain forest type of work they do how they travel

Which phrase best describes the Sahel? 1. 2. 3. 4. an area that borders the desert Rolling grassland low hills A desert made up of high sand dunes Cleared land that was once rainforest

Which phrase best describes the savanna? 1. A semi-arid region just south of the Sahara Desert 2. An area of harsh desert in the north of the continent 3. Grasslands making up half of the African continent 4. An area of fertile plain along the Mediterranean coast

Desertification in Africa Where it occurs Causes Effects

Which has been a major cause of desertification? 1. 2. 3. 4. Increased tourism More jobs in manufacturing Increased starvation and poverty Decreased support from the United Nations

How does deforestation lead to poor soil in Sub-Saharan Africa? Deforestation: cutting down and clearing trees from an area occurs in African Rainforest and Sahel Reasons deforestation causes poor soil: 1. Roots of trees hold soil in place 2. Trees and other vegetation provide nutrients to soil

Describe how the deserts and rivers of Southwest Asia (Middle East) have affected the population in terms of where people live, the type of work they do, and how they travel. SW Asia deserts rivers where people live type of work they do how they travel

Dams built along the rivers have caused problems for people living downstream because: 1. Dams are expensive to build 2. A river can only be dammed in one place along its path 3. No fish can live in the rivers after they have been dammed 4. Less water comes down the river to those people once the dam is built

How has the distribution of oil affected development in SW Asia? • Countries that have oil have a higher GDP and are more developed. They have higher standard of living and literacy rate.

Describe the causes and effects of pollution on the Yangtze and Ganges Rivers. Causes Yangtze River Ganges River Effects

Describe the causes and effects of air pollution and flooding in India and China Causes India China Effects

Describe the impact climate and location has on population distribution in Southern and Eastern Asia. • Climate: • Location:

Describe how the mountain, desert, and water features of Southern and Eastern Asia have affected the population in terms of where people live, the types of work they do, and how they travel. where people live mountain desert water features types of work they do how they travel