1. Process by which farm land (arable land) turns into a desert
Desertification
Process by which farm land (arable land) turns into a desert

3. Causes of Desertification Trees and shrubs Overgrazing Cut down for
by livestock
Trees and shrubs
Cut down for
firewood
Drought
(lack of rain for an
extended time)

4. Wind blows top soil away (erosion)
Effects:
Overgrazing and lack of
trees, shrubs & grass
Drought
Wind blows top soil away (erosion)
Crops wither and die

5. Overall Effect: Famine Results Stunted growth in children
Learning problems
Less energy to work
Sickness and less ability to fight disease
Death
Famine
People and animals
starve

6. Overall Effect:
People flee to large cities

7. Overall Effect:
Poverty

8. Overall Effect:
Clouds of sand and soil
block out the sun

9. Solutions?