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| Question | Answer |
| Site, situation and location of Mali | *West of Africa around 23.5° latitude (tropic of capricorn) *Landlocked |
| Causes of food shortages? | *Hard to grow crops: low rainfall, low soil fertility, desert covers 1/3 of Northern Mali *91% of families use fuel wood *Causes deforestation, no roots to hold down the soil *exposed to wind and rain-->soil erosion *Earth gets cracked leading to more surface run-off *Civil war since 2012 between groups in Northern Mali leads to less farmers *172mm/yr of rainfall in the city of Timbuktu (a city in the sahel region) |
| Impacts of the food shortages | *1 million people have fled their homes in N Mali due to conflict *1/5 households face extreme food shortages *70% of population below poverty line *price of millet and rice increased by 30% from 250CFA-->350CFA (1KG) (50c to 67c) |
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