DEFINITION CAUSE EFFECTS CONSEQUENCES LOCATION SOLUTIONS

a process by which land becomes increasingly dry until almost no vegetation grows on it - making it a desert

Slash and Burn Over-logging Over ploughing and rearing

Food People Press the words to explore! Weather ? Biodiversity GUESS Can youall the effects of desertification?

Can you guess all the effects of desertification? Global lessening of food because animals can’t survive

Can you guess all the effects of desertification? The boiling days and freezing nights make it hard to survive

High temperatures cause intense winds, increasing hurricanes Can you guess all the effects of desertification?

Worldwide loss of biodiversity

POVERTY Consequence I

NO SCHOOLING (HAVE TO COLLECT FIREWOOD INSTEAD) Consequence II

LACK OF WATER AND FOOD Consequence III

PEOPLE HAVE NO WHERE TO LIVE Consequence IV

Back to home “ENVIRONMENTAL REFUGEES” SUFFER UNDER LIVING DIFFICULTIES Consequence V

Where is desertification a growing problem?

One of the worst areas of desertifica -tion

Possible Solutions to Desertification 1.Reforestation, that is re-planting trees, especially in shelter belts. Planting grasses can help stabilize the soil and cut down on erosion by wind and rain. 2.Good farming practices such as proper crop rotation and the use of manure as a fertilizer 3.It is important that the young trees are fenced off to prevent grazing by animals

4.Proper irrigation - Make sure the water is not evaporated on the surface which wastes water and increases its salinity 5.Terracing the land to slow down the water running off will make better use of the rain that does fall 6.Most of all desertification can be controlled by human activity. This is by people not mis-using the land and by reducing the pressure of too many people living in an area.

Desertification in China