Topic 8 - Extreme Environments

Question 1

Desertification

Answer 1

Is a type of land degradation in which a realtively dry land region.

Question 2

Solifluction

Answer 2

The slow, downhill movement of soil.

Question 3

Adaption

Answer 3

Becomes better fitted to survive and multiply in its environment.

Question 4

Exploitation

Answer 4

Treating something unfairly in order to benefit.

Question 5

Permafrost

Answer 5

A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains below freezing point throughout the year, occuring mostly in polar regions.