Chad Case Study

Question 1

Where is Chad?

Answer 1

Africa

Question 2

What fraction of people rely on subsistence farming?

Answer 2

⅔

Question 3

How many months a year does it rain for?

Answer 3

2

Question 4

What Human activities are worsening the situation?

Answer 4

Overcropping, overgrazing

Question 5

What does overcropping and overgrazing lead to?

Answer 5

Desertification

Question 6

What does deforestation do?

Answer 6

Expose the soil to the heat of the sun

Question 7

How much does a play pump cost?

Answer 7

14 000 USD

Question 8

How much does a lifestraw cost?

Answer 8

25 USD

Question 9

What are charities doing?

Answer 9

Educating the local people as to how to reduce desertification