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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which country is most vulnerable to desertification?
Australia
Africa
Ecuador
Japan
- 2. Multiple Choice
Desertification is...
Land cover change
Land degradation
A process
All answers are correct
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a national/regional response to desertification?
Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration
The Great Green Wall Initiative
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which statement is true regarding Niger?
Receives less tan 300mm or rainfall annually
Only has 50km of coastline
HDI Ranked 120 out of 187 Nations
Borders Egypt and Cameroon
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which best describes conditions during the last glacial maximum?
Colder, dryer climate, higher sea levels
Colder, dryer climate, lower sea levels
More coverage of extreme desert and closed forest
Colder, wetter climate, lower sea levels
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which is a direct cause of desertification?
Deforestation
Poverty
Refugee movement
Wind erosion
- 7. Multiple Choice
Desertification...
Can only happen in deserts
Is a key driver of climate change
Often involves soil degradation
Requires humid conditions
- 8. Multiple Choice
Poverty causes desertification through...
Overgrazing
Overcultivation
Lack of education regarding farming techniques
All answers are correct
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which is true of Niger?
Less than 20% of people have electricity access
Desertification has never been reversed in any areas
Most people cook using gas stoves
Niger is a politically stable nation
- 10. Multiple Choice
What are the Tuareg?
North African nomadic peoples
Bands of vegetation designed to prevent wind erosion
Political leadership of Niger
Large drops of rainfall
- 11. Multiple Choice
FMNR stands for
Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration
Farmer Man New Recruit
Foreign Managed Northern Region
Fallow-band Management Response
- 12. Multiple Choice
UNCCD is
A global response to desertification
Funded by the USA
A regional response to desertification
Primarily concerned with reducing carbon emissions
- 13. Multiple Choice
The Fallow Band System involves
Planting bands of native vegetation between crops
Planting crops close together in bands that are removed during harvest
A process to reduce dryland salinity
Digging bands of pits in which crops are planted to retain moisture
- 14. Multiple Choice
Dryland Salinity is caused by
Rising water tables
Additional vegetation
Wind erosion
Lack of irrigation
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which is correct?
Soil regenerates more slowly in dryland regions
Dryland regions are the most biodiverse biome on earth
Dryland regions account for a low proportion of global agricultural activity
Drylands have a growing season of above 180 days a year
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