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- 1. Multiple Choice
The ___________________________ desert is the largest desert in the world.
Thar desert
Gobi desert
Sahara desert
Great Sandy desert
- 2. Multiple Choice
The CAUSES of desertification are:
drought
overgrazing
human environment interaction
all of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
An EFFECT of desertification is:
food shortages
strong economies
growth of new plant life
all of the above
- 4. Multiple Choice
Drylands are places with an large supply of water.
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
In the Sahara and Sahel Region, the countries that are located here, are ____________________________________.
Industrialized
Less Developed
More Developed
Highly Populated
- 6. Multiple Choice
Ways of fighting Desertification, are ___________________________________.
rotating crops
improving irrigation systems
educating farmers
all of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
Overgrazing means __________________________________________.
allowing herds to drink water in the grasslands
traveling from place to place
livestock herds eating all the grass in an area
leaving herds unattended
- 8. Multiple Choice
With desertification, without the plants that held it in place, the fertile topsoil would be _______________________________.
given new life
washed or blown away
allowed to have new growth
multiplied
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does the word Nomadic herding mean?
staying in one place
movement from place to place
creating dwellings in the desert
giving homes to foster pets
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the grassland that lies on the southern edge of the desert in North Africa?SahelSerengetiSaharaRift Valleys
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAre deforestation and desertification related?Desertification and deforestation are the same thing.Deforestation contributes to desertificationThey are not related to one another.Desertification leads to deforestation.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes desertification?Over-cultivation of the landNot letting the land restOvergrazingAll of these options
- 13. Multiple ChoiceDesertification can cause a humanitarian crisis because...Large amounts of humanity may be at risk from a lack of food and resulting malnutrition.The increase in deserts will cause a lack of fresh, clean water.Expansion of the desert can lead to a loss of homes and farmland, resulting in a refugee crisis.All of the above.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is desertification?
Land is gradually turned into a desert, usually on the edges of an existing desert.
Area of desert with low precipitation
The process of turning an cake into a dessert
Area at risk of high precipitation
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