Desertification - Geography
- Created by: H_Irving
- Created on: 28-03-18 09:39
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- Hot Deserts
- Climate
- little rainfall
- >250mm per year
- rain varies
- hot in the day. cold at night
- rain varies
- >250mm per year
- little rainfall
- Plants
- sparse
- lack of rainfall
- Cacti and thornbush
- Short Life Cycle
- Cacti and thornbush
- lack of rainfall
- sparse
- Soil
- Shallow
- Not Very Fertile
- Often Dry
- Not Very Fertile
- Shallow
- People
- grow few crops
- natural springs
- indigenous people often nomadic
- natural springs
- grow few crops
- Biodiversity
- Lack Of Water, Very Sparse.
- people irragate
- relatively low
- habitats are divided due to development on roads
- Global warming increases the hot temp
- Sparse Vegitation
- Salty soil due to high evaportation
- Adaptions
- Animals
- some are nocturnal - stay bellow in shade
- Lizards & Snakes tolerate High body tempture
- some store large amounts of fat
- get water from foods they eat
- Plants
- Roots extremely long, deep water
- many plants are succulents
- small leaves and spines - low surface area
- only germinate when it rains
- Animals
- Development
- Tourism
- fascinated - remote & exotic - Sand-boarding popular activity
- Solar Energy
- cloudless skies 12+ hrs sunshine
- Farming
- Comercial Farming - Sahara - irrigation Water
- Mineral Resources
- Oil & Gas
- Algeria - leader oil exploration- Sahara Desert - 60% income
- Tourism
- Challenges
- Extreme Temp
- Inaccessibility
- Water Supply
- Desertification
- Causes
- Climate Change
- Human Activities
- Reducing
- Soil Mangement
- Approprite technology
- Causes
- Animals
- Small and Nocturnal
- Lizards, Snakes, Insects...
- Small and Nocturnal
- Climate
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