State two human factors which cause aridity and desertification

      

State two human factors which cause aridity and desertification.

  

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John
1. Clearing more land for cultivation and settlement hence exposing land to agents erosion

2. Setting up of irrigation schemes and reclamination of swampland lead to the lowering of the water table, which also causes
arid conditions to set in

3. Poor agricultural practices such as over – cultivation, monoculture, ploughing up and the slope as well as shifting cultivation as lead to soil degradation

4. Industrialization increases the quantities of carbon dioxide and other gases emitted into atmosphere

johnmulu answered the question on January 19, 2017 at 05:52


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