what is desertification? -- Explain with examples.
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The United Nations' official definition says desertification is land degradation in typically dry areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities. ... Many things can cause desertification. Drought, overgrazing, fire, and deforestation can thin out vegetation, leaving exposed soil.
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Desertification refers to the persistent degradation of dryland ecosystems by climatic variations and human activities.In drylands, water scarcity limits the production of such services provided by ecosystems.
occurrence include, Europe's Adriatic Sea, the Middle-East's Saharan desert, and China's Taklamakhan Desert. Sand dunes are formed in the Sahara Desert in the image above.
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