Causes of Desertification Quiz

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Causes of Desertification Quiz

What is desertification?

The process of rock breaking down in situ.

The process by which land changes into desert.

The process by which land wears away by the action of the sea, sand or river.

The process of land transforming from desert to fertile land.

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Which is the desert fringe also known as?

Drylands

Semi-arid area

Semi-deserts

All of the above

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True or false? At the borders of hot deserts, desert fringe areas support greater biodiversity and larger plants.

False

True

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True or false? Despite their higher rainfall, desert fringes are classified, alongside hot deserts, as fragile environments.

True

False

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Which of the following statements is true?

Desertification in the Sahel is only occurring because of natural fluctuations in rainfall.

Global warming is directly responsible for desertification in the Sahel and other desert fringes.

We do not know whether global warming caused by humans will create even greater rainfall deficiencies in the Sahel or other desert fringes.

Desertification in the Sahel and other desert fringes because of human action.

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Which of the following statements is not a human cause of desertification?

Population growth

Deforestation for fuel and constructing shelter

Overgrazing by cattle

Cyclical drought bringing lower and less reliable rainfall

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Which cause of desertification is being described below? Millions of people living in semi-arid regions depend on wood for their primary source of energy.

Overgrazing

Soil erosion

Removal of fuelwood

Over-cultivation

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What is the term used to describe cattle stripping vegetation from the land, leaving soil bare and at risk of erosion?

Over-cultivation

Overgrazing

Removal of fuel wood

Population growth

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True or false? Rapid population growth is a cause of desertification.

False

True

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Increasing population leads to an increase in demand for food. This puts the land under enormous pressure leading to soil erosion then desertification.

True or false? An estimated 1 billion people live in areas at risk of desertification.

False

True

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