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What is a major cause of land degradation, aridity and desertification in the horn of Africa?
What is a major cause of land degradation, aridity and desertification in the horn of Africa?
- Ocean current
- Drought (correct)
- Pollution
- Deforestation
What is a natural factor that can lead to famine in the horn of Africa?
What is a natural factor that can lead to famine in the horn of Africa?
- Crop failure
- Population imbalance
- War
- Drought (correct)
What is the result of environmental degradation exacerbated by rapid population growth in areas where resources are scarce?
What is the result of environmental degradation exacerbated by rapid population growth in areas where resources are scarce?
- Malnutrition
- Loss of biodiversity
- Deforestation
- Overuse of divided land (correct)
What is the condition that threatens human and animal life, and causes damage to property and land?
What is the condition that threatens human and animal life, and causes damage to property and land?
Which of the following is a man-made factor that can contribute to famine in the horn of Africa?
Which of the following is a man-made factor that can contribute to famine in the horn of Africa?
What was the approximate percentage of cattle killed by the rinderpest epizootic in the 1890s?
What was the approximate percentage of cattle killed by the rinderpest epizootic in the 1890s?
Which Ethiopian region was highly affected by the 1973 and 1984-85 droughts?
Which Ethiopian region was highly affected by the 1973 and 1984-85 droughts?
What was the consequence of the 1992 famine in Somalia?
What was the consequence of the 1992 famine in Somalia?
What was the cause of the 1984-85 famine in Sudan?
What was the cause of the 1984-85 famine in Sudan?
What was the year of the worst famine in South Sudan?
What was the year of the worst famine in South Sudan?
