Sahel drought case study

Question 1

where is the Sahel located

Answer 1

the southern region that stretches across the African continent from Mauritania to Eritrea

Question 2

how many of the world’s poorest countries does it contain

Answer 2

7

Question 3

in normal conditions what is the mean annual rainfall

Answer 3

85% and varies from 100mm to 800mm

Question 4

what happened in the 1999-2000 Ethiopian-Eritrean drought

Answer 4

10 million people needed food assistance

Question 5

how were droughts increased by socio-economic conditions

Answer 5

overgrazing by nomadic tribes, deforestation for fuel wood, high levels of rural poverty

Question 6

what happened to the population every 20-30 years

Answer 6

doubled

Question 7

how did war impact drought

Answer 7

it blocked access to food for many people

Question 8

what is desertification

Answer 8

land degradation in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid regions resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities