Desertification Meaning

/dɪˌzɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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nounThe process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.

Bioremediation and environmental engineering of Terra saved that planet from pollution and desertification.
Many areas in Algeria are subject to desertification.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Overgrazing and deforestation accelerate ____, turning fertile land into barren desert.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Bioremediation and environmental engineering of Terra saved that planet from pollution and ____.

Etymology tree English desert English -ification English desertification From desert + -ification (“process of becoming”).

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CEFR Practice Quiz
Overgrazing and deforestation accelerate ____, turning fertile land into barren desert.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Bioremediation and environmental engineering of Terra saved that planet from pollution and ____.

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