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D. 
Livestock farming in semi-arid areas accelerates the erosion of soil and becomes one of the 
reasons for advancing desertification. In such areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses, the 
breeding of livestock is a major economic activity. Grasses are necessary for anchoring barren topsoil in a 
dryland area. When a specific field is used to graze an excessive herd, it will experience a loss in vegetation 
coverage, and the soil will be trampled as well as be pulverised, leaving the topsoil exposed to destructive 
erosion elements such as winds and unexpected thunderstorms. For centuries, nomads have grazed their 
flocks and herds to any place where pasture can be found, and oases have offered chances for a more settled 
way of living. For some nomads, wherever they move to, the desert follows. 
 
E. 
Trees are of great importance when it comes to maintaining topsoil and slowing down the wind 
speed. In many Asian countries, firewood is the chief fuel used for cooking and heating, which has caused 
uncontrolled clear-cutting of forests in dryland ecosystems. When too many trees are cut down, windstorms 
and dust storms tend to occur. 
 
F. 
What’s worse, even political conflicts and wars can also contribute to desertification. To escape 
from the invading enemies, the refugees will move altogether into some of the most vulnerable ecosystems 
on the planet. They bring along their cultivation traditions, which might not be the right kind of practice for 
their new settlement. 
 
 

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G. 
In the 20th century, one of the states of America had a large section of farmland that had turned 
into desert. Since then, actions have been enforced so that such a phenomenon of desertification will not 
happen again. To avoid the reoccurring of desertification, people shall find other livelihoods which do not 
rely on traditional land uses, are not as demanding on local land and natural resource, but can still generate 
viable income. Such livelihoods include but are not limited to dryland aquaculture for the raising of fish, 
crustaceans and industrial compounds derived from microalgae, greenhouse agriculture, and activities that 
are related to tourism. Another way to prevent the reoccurring of desertification is bringing about economic 
prospects in the city centres of drylands and places outside drylands. Changing the general economic and 
institutional structures that generate new chances for people to support themselves would alleviate the 
current pressures accompanying the desertification processes.