Unit 6: Causes Of Soil Erosion

Question 1

Define Vegetation

Answer 1

The overall
plant cover of an area.

Question 2

Define Agent

Answer 2

Any cause that produces an effect.

Question 3

Define Arid

Answer 3

Dry, usually with less than 250 mm of rain a year.

Question 4

Define Desertification

Answer 4

The spreading of desert-like conditions into adjoining semi-arid regions.