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What you should know by the end of this lesson:
What you should know by the end of this lesson:
you should understand the impacts of Rural Land Degradation on People and the Environment
Background
Background
Rural Land Degradation can be a natural process but it can also be a very human-caused process as well.
Regardless of the cause or who is to blame, it is a process that gets increasingly worse as the more land is degraded the more the remaining good land is put under pressure and is more likely to suffer as well.
There are 2 ways to think about this:
As a Vicious Cycle which is one that continually spirals downwards
An Impacts table shows you the flow of consequences from each previous impact.
This is the first examinable section. You could get asked to explain the impacts on people or the environment or both. Make sure you are clear on which is an impact on People and which are impacts on the Environment.
Digital Workbook and Paper Jotter
Copy the vicious circle into a blank page of your jotter
Listen to the audio description of the circle
Add detail to show why one section flows onto the next section
A Vicious Cycle
A Vicious Cycle
Audio 1: Vicious Cycle
RLD Part 4 - Vicious Cycle.mp3Impacts on the Sahel
Impacts on the Sahel
Digital Workbook and Paper Jotter
Collect the "Impacts of Rural Degradation" flow Worksheet
Stick it into your jotter
Read through and highlight each area
Orange = Environmental Impact
Blue = People Impact
Listen to the audio clip and add any extra information you think you need for each part
Audio 2: Flow following crop failure
RLD Part 4 - Crop failure.mp3Audio 3: Flow following agricultural zone reduced
RLD Part 4 - Agri Zone Reduced.mp3Well done you have finished lesson 4 of Rural Land Degradation
Well done you have finished lesson 4 of Rural Land Degradation
Return to the topic launch page and attempt the lesson quiz
Return to the topic launch page and attempt the lesson quiz
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