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Hot deserts topic AQA GCSE

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Physical characteristics
- Climate
- Soils
- Vegetation
Interdependence
- Human desert life
- Plants and soils
- Climate and plants
- Plants and animals
Adaptations
- Plants
- Animals
Biodiveristy
Case study - Mojave Desert, SW USA
- Development opporunities
  - Mineral extraction
  - Farming
  - Energy
  - Tourism
- Challenges of developing
  - Extreme heat
  - Insufficient water
  - Inaccessibility
Desertification
- Causes in the Sahel
  - Natural
    - Climate change
    - Soil erosion
  - Human
    - Population rise
    - Removing fuelwood
    - Overgrazing
    - Over cultivation
- Strategies to reduce desertification
  - Water and soil management
  - Tree planting
  - Appropriate technology