Desertification

The____ Desert is the largest desert on the world

• Kalahari Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Sahara desert

• That Desert

What is desertification?

• Area with low precipitation

• Land that gradually turned into a desert

• Area with high risk of precipitation

• Global warming

Which area is most affected by desertification?

• West Asia

• Carribean

• South America

• East Africa

What are the causes of desertification?

• Drought

• Overgrazing

• deforestation

• All of the above

What is Overgrazing?

• Allowing herds to drink water in grasslands

• Leaving herds unattended

• Herds eating all the grass in the area.

• Herds traveling place to place.

What is deforestation?

• Clearing a wide area of trees

• manufacture of paper

• Area with large number of trees

• Area with low precipitation

What are some AFFECTS of desertification?

• loss of fertile soil

• migration

• loss of vegetation

• All of the above

Drylands are places with a large support of water

(True Or false)

• True

• False