Desertification's Causes and Solutions

Annually, _________________ are lost to desertification.

It is predicted that global warming will increase the area of desert climates by _______________ in the next century.

Across the world, the total amount of land that has been lost is

Raising _________________ about desertification in the countries.

Desertification is caused by a ___________________ that change over time and vary by location

overgrazing, deforestation, erosion, salinization, soil compaction, natural climate change

is the transformation of arable or habitable land to desert which results in the expansion of desert lands into previously non-desert areas.

Desertification can lead to _______________ and _______________ by preventing the growing of food.

a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

Another solution is to establish a nature reserves and _________________________ to control desertification.

Making allocation of ____________________ in the annual national budget of each country for development and conservation of renewable natural resources,

Areas of land that are suitable for human living

Poverty prevents people from _____________________________.

Supplying land with water through a network of canals

Incorrect irrigation and farming practices in arid areas. like in _____________________, leads the cause of land degradation due to the improper farming practices.