Environment, Natural Hazards and Tourism: notes

Environment

• Pollution: air (smoke, fumes), water (sewage, chemicals), land (rubbish).
• Desertification: good land turns to desert through overgrazing and tree cutting.
• Conservation: protecting resources so they last. Sustainable development: meeting today's needs without harming the future.
• EMA: the Environmental Management Agency enforces environmental law in Zimbabwe.

Hazards

• Drought: long lack of rain. Floods: rivers overflow. Cyclones: storms like Idai in 2019.
• Coping: early warning, drought resistant seed, dams, moving to high ground.

Tourism

• Attractions: Victoria Falls, Great Zimbabwe, Hwange National Park, Lake Kariba.
• Benefits: jobs, foreign money, roads and hotels.
• Problems: damage to nature, crowds, money leaks to foreign companies.