Desertification

Due to rapid population growth and drought, the vegetation of the Sahel is being damaged by overgrazing.

• True

• False

Water management and land use practices do not give us any information about people on the Sahel.

• True

• False

Overgrazing happens when nomads have too many animals on a piece of land for too long.

• True

• False

The Sahel is made up of grasses, shrubs, and forests.

• True

• False

Where there is a lot of wind, people can cover the sand with large boulders or oil to keep the sand from blowing away.

• True

• False

Land can be improved by being careful with the water and salt levels.

• True

• False

Desertification includes natural processes and humans.

• True

• False

Plants cannot be irrigated and grown at the base of sand.

• True

• False

The Sahel is the grassland between the Sahara Desert and the savanna.

• True

• False

Cutting down trees and shrubs for fuel causes desertification.

• True

• False