Desertification

Question 1

Desertification

Answer 1

the process of land turning into desert. usually occurs on the edges of an existing desert.

Question 2

Overgrazing

Answer 2

where areas are stripped of vegetation by grazing animals exposed to the soil. this then gets eroded by wind or water

Question 3

Over cultivation

Answer 3

the soil can become exhausted (stripped of nutrients). It will turn to dust and become unfertile

Question 4

Population growth

Answer 4

lead to increasing demand for fuel and wood. The trees are stripped of their branches and eventually die. with the trees go the moisture

Question 5

Climate change

Answer 5

unreliable rains

Question 6

what are the consequences of desertification?

Answer 6

Loss of biodiversity
famine
food insecurity
loss of livestock

Question 7

Is desertification inevitable?

Answer 7

NO, there are solutions

Question 8

Water and soil management

Answer 8

Ponding banks - areas of land enclosed to store water
Contour Traps - embankments built along the contours of slopes to prevent soil being washed away