Desertification is the accumulated result of inappropriate land use and a harsh climate. O
听力原文: Today, I'd like to talk about some of the changes land can undergo, specifically desertification, that's the process through which land becomes part of a desert. Now a desert is defined as a place that receives a certain maximum amount of rainfall. But you may not know that it usually takes more than just a lack of water to turn productive land into a desert. There are several specific human activities that when combined with a lack of rainfall encourage desertification. For example, over cultivation, growing more crops than soil can support. The soil loses its nutrients, so it needs either to be fertilized or to be left unused for at least a season. But if neither of these things happens, if these nutrients in the soil don't get replaced, the damaged soil stops producing. Another cause of desertification is overgrazing. That's when the grasses and trees and shrubs of an area are expected to feed more animals than they reasonably can. Too many animals eating in the same area will kill the vegetation. And because it's the roots of this vegetation that hold much of the soil together, when too much of the vegetation dies, the soil erodes. But maybe the most ironic example of human behavior. that can lead to desertification is irrigation. It may seem to run counter to common sense to say that introducing water into an area can cause it to become more like a desert. But there are plenty of bad irrigation practices that do just that. Bringing in too much salty water and then not providing adequate drainage for it will fill the soil with salt, and turn the area into a desert.
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A.Settlement patterns in desert.
B.Causes of desertification.
C.Plant adaptation to desert conditions:
D.Regions most affected by desertification.
A.move
B.to move
C.moving
D.moved
A、Desertification
B、Optical radiation
C、Volcano eruption
D、Soil erosion
A.erosion
B.depletion
C.violation
D.delusion
What can we learn about the policy choice in the last sentence?
A.It's the best way to solve the desertification in America.
B.It's the way which America is undertaking now.
C.The Americans will benefit a lot from it in the future.
D.It's a costing and ineffective way to solve the desertification in America.
Which of the following is mentioned as a result of severe desertification?
A.The shrinking of forest coverage.
B.The lack of water supplies.
C.A quickly decreasing production of crops.
D.A large area of cropland changed into grassland.
A、毒性物质浓度 Toxic substance concentration
B、人体健康水平 Human health level
C、固体废物积累量 Solid waste accumulation
D、土壤荒漠化程度 Soil desertification degree
A.the deforestation of the Amazon
B.the destruction of biodiversity
C.the desertification of the Amazon
D.the rare species of birds
A、毒性物质浓度 Toxic substance concentration
B、人体健康水平 Human health level
C、土壤荒漠化程度 Solid waste accumulation
D、固体废物积累量 Soil desertification degree
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