Dust storms and effects they can have

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Questions 1 - 2:

Complete the notes using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

  • Main focus of lecture: the impact of 1 on the occurrence of dust storms.
  • Two main types of impact:
  1. break up ground surface, e.g. off-road vehicle use
  2. remove protective plants, e.g. 2

Questions 3 - 6:

Complete the table using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Name of area Details
USA ‘dust bowl’ Caused by mismanagement of farmland
Decade renamed the 3
West Africa Steady rise in dust storms over 20-ear period
Arizona

Worst dust clouds arise from 4

Dust deposits are hazardous to 5

Sahara Increased wind erosion has occurred along with long-term 6

Questions 7 - 10:

Complete the flow chart using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

  • Intensive 7 in Central Asian Republics
  • Drop in water in major tributaries
  • Total volume of water in lake reduced by 8
  • Increase in wind-blown material
  • Lake has become more 9
  • Serious effects on 10