What are the threats to deserts?

 Deserts are becoming bigger due to desertification. This happens when man overuses the land causing the ground to become hard and erode. This is caused by overgrazing, over farming, climate change and lack of precipitation as well as an increasing population that are trying to live off the land and use the lands resources. 

The children were introduced to seven reasons, they then had to rank the reasons from the biggest impact to the smallest impact. Some very interesting discussions indeed. 











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