The Living World – Hot Deserts

Hot Desert Characteristics Adaptations

Characteristic Description Name Description Explanation

Climate

Plants
Soil

Decomposers

Biodiversity

Plants

Animals
Nutrient cycling

Interdependence

Causes of Desertification Strategies to Reduce Desertification Case Study – Location

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Mineral
Desertification
extraction
Water and
soil
Population management
Energy

Development Opportunities
pressure

Removal of
Human Causes

Farming
fuelwood

Tree planting
Overgrazing

Tourism
Overcultivation
Physical Causes

Soil erosion Use of

appropriate
technology Extreme
ment Challenges

temperatures
Climate change

Water supply