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What is desertification?
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Which is the desert fringe also known as?
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True or false? At the borders of hot deserts, desert fringe areas support greater biodiversity and larger plants.
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True or false? Despite their higher rainfall, desert fringes are classified, alongside hot deserts, as fragile environments.
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Which of the following statements is true?
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Which of the following statements is not a human cause of desertification?
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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.
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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?
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True or false? Rapid population growth is a cause of desertification.
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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.
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wb17
Well done! You have a good understanding of this area of geography.
Good try, you could do with revising this area a bit more though.
Oh dear, you definitely need to work on this area.
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