Biology, asked by simrankaur14, 11 months ago

what do you mean by desertification and its consequences​

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Answered by RockstarRohit
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Answer:

Desertification means the change of land into desert by hot climatic condition or by drought as is called desertification.it become slowly changes into desert.

Answered by Lamesoul
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Definition .

The phenomenon which involves the conversion of a land into desert is termed as desertification.

The affected area looses it's wildlife and becomes poor in terms of Flora and fauna. The water bodies may dry out.

Consequences.

  • overdrafting of groundwater.

  • Rate of pollution increases .

  • Occurance of any famine and natural disasters Ultimately leading to poverty

  • Infertility of soil.

  • Climatic change (high rise in temperature , loss of rain).

  • Extinction of species .

  • Distraction of vegetations ultimately leading to loss of habitats of numerous species.

Reason of desertification !!

The main reason behind this crisis is Man's greed .

It is the result of uman activity on lands that are extremely vulnerable to overexploitation of the environmental resources.

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