Land Cover Management · Physical Systems

Managing Drylands

Studying the causes of desertification and the techniques used to reclaim arid and semi arid lands.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does overgrazing trigger a feedback loop of land degradation?
  2. 2Can the Great Green Wall initiative successfully halt the expansion of the Sahara?
  3. 3What are the social barriers to implementing new irrigation technologies?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9GE3K15AC9GE3K16
Year: Year 12
Subject: Geography
Unit: Land Cover Management
Period: Physical Systems

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