Desertification

Which areas are at risk of desertificiation?

• Polar regions

• Areas at the edge of deserts

• Tropical rainforests

• UK

Where is the Sahel?

• On the edge of the Sahara, in North Africa

• On the edge of the Gobi, Central/eastern Asia

• On the edge of the Atacama, In South America

• On the edge of the Western Desert, North America

Which answer is incorrect....The Sahel is at risk because of.....

• Low population which is decreasing

• Changing weather patterns leading to prolonged drought

• Poor farming practices

• Over farming leading to soil erosion

Which isn't part of the nutrient cycle

• Soil

• Biomass

• Litter

• Weather

Over farming, over cultivation and deforestation all remove which part of the nutrient cycle

• Biomass

• Litter

• Soil

The effects of desertification include...

• More food

• More water

• More famine

• More visitors

The 'Great Green Wall' helps to put what back into the soil?

• Stones

• Soil

• Trees

• Nutrients

The Great Green Wall also helps to..(choose three)

• Bind and protect the soil

• Combat Climate change

• Helps the economy

• Increase deforestation

Magic Stones can also help by...

• Adding more litter

• Preventing water from washing away the nutrients

• By washing away the nutrients

• To drink

Desertification is made worse by climate change

• True

• False