Chapter 7 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Disappearing Glaciers on Mt. Kilimanjaro Raise Environmental Concerns

After watching the Disappearing Glaciers on Mt. Kilimanjaro Raise Environmental Concerns video, consider the questions below. Then "submit" your response.

Question

1. Snow and ice fields on Mt. Kilimanjaro have shrunk over the last century by

25 percent

50 percent

80 percent

90 percent

Question

2. Rising temperatures

Have definitely been found to be shrinking the ice cap on Mt. Kilimanjaro

Have definitely been found to affect the ecology farther down the mountain

Have no role in any environmental change

Are unimportant

Question

3. Scientists say the decreased water supply is due in part to

Irrigation

Household use

Swimming pools

Clear-cutting of forests

Question

4. Population in the area is

Growing

Shrinking

Leaving the region

Remaining the same

Question

5. Traditionally, the area experienced long rains

From March to June

From May to October

From October to December

From June to December