The Ivory Trade in Africa

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Objective

I can analyze the causes and consequences of the ivory trade in Africa.

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    During the 1500s, approximately 26 million elephants roamed Africa, but today there are fewer than 500,000.

  2. 2

    The demand for ivory in China, where it is sold for around $1100 per kilogram, has increased due to the rise of the middle class.

  3. 3

    Due to poaching, there's an increasing trend of elephants being born tuskless, as this trait provides a survival advantage.

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Practice

10 questions

1

Before the intense ivory trade, approximately how many elephants roamed the African continent in the 1500s?

2

What international agreement, established in 1989, aimed to protect elephants?

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Exit ticket

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Describe two causes of the ivory trade in Africa and one consequence of the ivory trade on elephant populations.

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