The Serengeti is home to one of the continent's highest concentrations of large mammal species, including lions, hyenas, zebras, giraffes, and elephants. Each year, more than one million wildebeest travel in a circular migration, following seasonal rains, across the Serengeti Plains. A terrestrial ecosystem is a land-based community of organisms and the interactions of biotic and abiotic components in a given area.
Examples of terrestrial ecosystems include the tundra, taigas, temperate deciduous forests, tropical rainforests, grasslands, and deserts. The type of terrestrial ecosystem found in a particular place is dependent on the temperature range, the average amount of precipitation received, the soil type, and amount of light it receives. Use these resources to spark student curiosity in terrestrial ecosystems and discover how different abiotic and biotic factors determine the plants and animals found in a particular place.
Encyclopedic entry. It can be divided into five major physical regions: mountain systems; plateaus; plains, steppes, and deserts; freshwater environments; and saltwater environments.
Africa is sometimes nicknamed the "Mother Continent" as it's the oldest inhabited continent on Earth. Join our community of educators and receive the latest information on National Geographic's resources for you and your students. Skip to content. Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Classroom. Encyclopedic Entry Vocabulary. Africa is home to diverse ecosystems, from sandy deserts to lush rain forests.
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Privacy Policy. Share Tweet. Impacts on Water Supply and Quality Observable effects of climate change on water resources in Africa include: flooding, drought, change in distribution of rainfall, drying-up of rivers, melting of glaciers and the receding of bodies of water. Impacts on Agriculture and Food Across Africa the landscape is changing. Impacts on Human Health Climate-sensitive diseases and health impacts can be high in poor countries that have minimal resources to treat and prevent illness.
Examples of climate related health impacts include: Frequent and severe heat stress linked to sustained increases in temperature The reduction in air quality that often accompanies a heat wave can lead to breathing problems and worsen respiratory diseases. Increases in rainfall and temperature can cause spreading of dengue fever 5. Impacts on Shelter Severe flooding and intense droughts has led to the destruction of many homes, shelters and villages across Africa.
Impacts on Vulnerable Population Women, children and the elderly are more vulnerable to climate change impacts across Africa. IPCC, Children and the elderly face graver risks due to susceptibility to infectious diseases, such as Malaria, limited mobility and reduced intake of food. Impacts on National Security Climate change impacts have the potential to exacerbate national security issues and increase the number of international conflicts.
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This website uses cookies to provide and improve its services. The State of the Climate in Africa report , a multi-agency publication coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization WMO , provides a snapshot of current and future climate trends and associated impacts on the economy and sensitive sectors like agriculture.
It highlights lessons for climate action in Africa and identifies pathways for addressing critical gaps and challenges. Advancements in systematic observations and research that WMO is undertaking plays a key role in providing critical input to these efforts. The report was released on 26 October at a ministerial-level launch to highlight the urgency of climate action in Africa and the current state of capacity.
The risks are becoming more severe. This report, focusing on Africa, will go a long way towards addressing this gap. The contribution of the Economic Commission for Africa to the production of this report, through the African Climate Policy Centre, seeks to highlight the nexus between climate change and development, and to emphasise that building forward better from the Covid pandemic requires a development approach that is green, sustainable and climate resilient, informed by the best available science.
The year was among the three warmest years on record for the continent. That trend is expected to continue. African temperatures in recent decades have been warming at a rate comparable to that of most other continents, and thus somewhat faster than global mean surface temperature.
The latest decadal predictions, covering the five-year period from to , shows continued warming and decreasing rainfall especially over North and Southern Africa, and increased rainfall over the Sahel. Also called the transatlantic slave trade.
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Different nations, states, and commonwealths have different duties for their citizens and different processes for naturalization. Use these classroom resources to help teach your students about the obligations and responsibilities that accompany citizenship.
Egypt was a vast kingdom of the ancient world. It was unified around B. Today Egyptologists, archaeologists who focus on this ancient civilization, have learned a great deal about the rulers, artifacts, and customs of ancient Egypt. Use these resources to teach your students about the ancient Egyptians. A political boundary is an imaginary line separating one political unit, such as a country or state, from another. Sometimes these align with a natural geographic feature like a river to form a border or barrier between nations.
Occasionally, two countries may contest where a particular border is drawn. These disputes might arise due to a natural resource both groups want, like in the case of Sudan and South Sudan, or in an attempt to gain more political power, as in the case of Pakistan and India in the Kashmir region.
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