Desertification Review

The definition of Desertification is...

• Land that is fertile and able to grow plants

• the process of ocean water losing salt

• the process in which land loses fertility and ability to grow plants

• giving humans the advantage of having fertile soil

The Sahel is a dry _______________________ region in western Africa.

• ocean

• grassland

• desert

• fertile

The Sahel Region is a band from East to West, that includes Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, and Sudan.

• True

• False

The ___________________________ desert is the largest desert in the world.

• Thar desert

• Gobi desert

• Sahara desert

• Great Sandy desert

An underground water source that provides vegetation and well watered land, in a desert is called an ___________________________.

• Oasis

• Spout

• River

• Ocean

The CAUSES of desertification are:

• drought

• flooding

• human environment interaction

• all of the above

An EFFECT of desertification is:

• food shortages

• strong economies

• growth of new plant life

• all of the above

Drylands are places with an abundant supply of water.

• True

• False

In the Sahara and Sahel Region, the countries that are located here, are ____________________________________.

• Industrialized

• Less Developed

• More Developed

• Highly Populated

Desertification is NOT a global problem, and only impacts the Sahel region.

• True

• False