DESERTIFICATION

Desertification is a local problem which

does not affect distant areas.

• T

• F

Dust storms can affect air quality many

miles from the drylands where they

begin.

• T

• F

Desertification kills plants and leaves

soil bare; this can lead to dangerous

flooding downstream.

• T

• F

Immigration is described in this passage

as a major cause of desertification.

• T

• F

Desertification often improves human

health.

• T

• F

Which of the following could be another

title for this passage?

• Local and Global Damage Caused by

  Desertification

• What Creates Deserts?

• A History of Human Efforts to Reduce

  Desertification

• Why Human Civilization Began in Deserts

• Desertification: Who Wins, Who Loses

The meaning of the word “cover” in

this passage is ----.

• something which lies on top of or

  spreads across something else

• a hiding place

• a false story intended to protect a secret

• the leading article in a newspaper

• lid which seals off a hollow container

The word “affect” in this

passage is closest in meaning

to ----.

• measure

• cause feelings in

• ruin

• influence

• enhance

The word “considered” in this

passage is closest in meaning to

----.

• proven

• doubted

• believed

• deliberated

• suggested

This passage is mainly about ----.

• how to prevent desertification

• why we don’t need to prevent desertification

• the nations mainly

  responsible for desertification

• how to restore land which has been

  turned into desert

• the far-reaching effects of desertification