0
Desertification is an example of land degradation where a relatively dry land region becomes increasingly arid, typically losing its bodies of water as well as vegetation and wildlife. It can be caused by a variety of processes, such as removal of vegetation, unprotected dry soil blown away by wind, climate change, deforestation for fuel or construction materials and human activities.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago1.The immediate cause is the removal of vegetation. Unprotected, dry soil surfaces then blow away with the wind or are washed away by flash floods, leaving infertile lower soil layers that bake in the sun and become an unproductive hardpan.
2.Overgrazing destroys valuable plant species, leaving mostly unpalatable ones. Losses of vegetation and biodiversity threaten habitat for other species.
3.Mountains often bordering a desert create what is in geographic terms a "rain shadow." The mountains stop most of the rain from entering the soon to be desert. There also has to be an overall shortage of water in the area in the form of shallow aquifers, otherwise it won't become a desert.
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoThere are many reasons that cause desertification to occur. Some of them include overgrazing, deforestation cultivation of land and so many more.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
The process of desertification is most likely to occur in the Köppen climate type labeled?
B
What term is defined as the process during which desert like conditions spread into semiarid areas?
The process is called desertification.
What is a sentence for desertification?
Desertification causes a decrease of vegetation.
What does the word desertification mean?
Desertification is the degradation of land in drylands.
Which continent has the greatest area under risk of desertification?
Africa has the greatest risk of desertification.
Does desertification occur only on the eurasian landmass?
No
The process of desertification is most likely to occur in the Köppen climate type labeled?
B
What is the process of an infertile area becoming a desert called?
The answer is DESERTIFICATION
Does desertification occur only in the eastern hemisphere?
No. IT happens all over the WorldNo. IT happens all over the World
A sentence with the word desertification?
It was a shame when the land became a desertification area. Desertification is when a piece of land becomes a desert.
What is the spread of desert like conditions?
Desertification
The conversion of a previously soil-rich productive area into a desert called?
Desertification
The process of fertile land being turned into a desert is called?
Desertification is the process whereby productive land becomes desert.
What term is defined as the process during which desert like conditions spread into semiarid areas?
The process is called desertification.
What is a sentence for desertification?
Desertification causes a decrease of vegetation.
Can you give me an example of a sentence using desertification?
Desertification control, poverty alleviation and energy efficiency.Desertification caused by overuse of marginal land.Desertification problem, the issues surrounding food production, and the challenge of controlling climate change.Environmental disasters continue to occur all over the world, with unnecessary and badly designed dam projects including desertification and many other evils.
What is the formation of deserts known as?
the formation is called desertification)
