Conversion of Productive Land to Desert Is Known as ________

question 8

Multiple Choice

Conversion of productive land to desert is known as ________.

• A) deflation
• B) saltation
• C) degradation
• D) desertification

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Definitions:

Widespread Use

The extensive adoption or application of a product, technology, or practice among a large portion of the population.

Economic Growth Rates

The annual percentage increase in the value of all goods and services produced in an economy, serving as a measure of an economy's increase in wealth.

Future Years

Subsequent periods of time that have not yet occurred, often considered in planning, forecasting, or speculation.

Industrial Revolution

A period of major industrialization from the late 18th to early 19th century that transformed mainly agrarian, rural societies in Europe and America into industrialized, urban ones.