SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Lake Volta
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Lake Tanganyika
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Lake Chad
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Lake Malawi
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Detailed explanation-1: -The U.N. environment agency notes that Lake Chad has shrunk 90% in 60 years, which climate change a significant contributor. Irrigation, the construction of dams and population increase were also to blame.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lake Chad has shrunk by 90% since the 1960s, due to climate change, an increase in the population and unplanned irrigation. Its basin covers parts of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, and has been a water source for between 20 million and 30 million people.
Detailed explanation-3: -Floods are a recurring natural hazard in Chad that may become worse with climate change. The country has a high prevalence of endemic diseases such as malaria, and suffers from epidemics of cholera, measles, and meningitis. Chad has experienced the drying of rivers and lakes in recent years, most notably of Lake Chad.