Read about Africa's two greatest environmental concerns: desertification and the spread of disease. Choose one of these concerns and write a short paragraph about its impact on Africa. What has caused this problem to occur, and how has it impacted people who live there?

The vegetation that thrives in the tundra is limited to a. mosses, barley, wheat, and corn. b. coniferous trees. c. dwarf shrubs, mosses, lichen, potatoes, and beans. d. mosses, lichen, algae, and dwarf shrubs.

Extensive and unusual cold snaps have occurred here recently. is this evidence that global warming is lessening or not occurring? no—although the long-term trend is for warming, short-term weather patterns can still be variable. no—melting of glaciers and ice caps is making the oceans cooler, which can cause cold snaps. yes-- if global warming really were occurring, cold snaps wouldn’t happen. yes—due to global warming, weather patterns should be become less—not more—variable.

Which two nations are doing the most to combat their environmental issues?