Hot deserts Flashcards

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They are located

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30 degrees north and south

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2
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They are both

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Hot and cold

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3
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They all get a rainfall amount of

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250 mm a year

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Characteristics

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Very low rainfall, extreme temperature range, soils are sandy and stoney, soils are saline, a wide diversity of plants animals and birds

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5
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Desertification is …

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The process of the desert spreading

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Desertification causes

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Climate change, soil erosion, salinisation, overgrazing, over cultivation, fuelwood

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Areas at risk of desertification need to be

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Managed sustainably

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How to manage desertification

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Water and soil management, ponding banks, contour traps, national park states, tree planting

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