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Description
This visually stunning video explores the causes of desertification and offers possible solutions. The film illustrates that contrary to popular perception, desertification is not defined as the loss of land to desert nor does it occur through sand-dune movement. Desertification refers to land degradation resulting from climatic variations and human activities. It is not a natural process; it is the result of mankind's actions.
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This stunning video could be used to illicit discussion about the impacts of human activities on our environment and how they in turn affect our own survival (food source). The video clearly shows the interconnectedness of ecosystems.
Relevant Curriculum Units
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- Alberta
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- Grade 11
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- Technological Education
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- AGR2120: Soil Management 1
- Grade 12
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- Technological Education
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- Agriculture - AGR3120: Soil Management 2
- British Columbia
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- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 12: Living sustainably supports the well-being of self, community, and Earth.
- Environmental Science 12: Sustainable land use is essential to meet the needs of a growing population
- New Brunswick
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- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Advanced Environmental Science 120:Introduction to the human sphere
- Introduction to Environmental Science 120: Investigating Environmental Issues
- Introduction to Environmental Science 120: Sustainable Development
- Social Studies
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- World Issues 120:Interdependence
- Newfoundland & Labrador
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- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 3205: Land Use & the Environment
- Nova Scotia
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- Grade 11
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- Career-Related Courses
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- Agriculture 11: Connections—Factors, Experiments, and Lives
- Ontario
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- Grade 11
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science (Univ/College Prep.) Scientific Solutions to Contemporary Environmental Challenges
- Environmental Science (Univ/College Prep.) Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry
- Environmental Science (Workplace Prep.) Human Impact on the Environment
- Prince Edward Island
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- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 621A: Environmental Challenges and Successes
- Science
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- Agriscience 801A: Soil and Water Management
- Yukon Territory
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- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 12: Living sustainably supports the well-being of self, community, and Earth.
- Environmental Science 12: Sustainable land use is essential to meet the needs of a growing population
Themes Addressed
Air, Atmosphere & Climate (1)
- Climate Change
Ecosystems (1)
- Interdependence
Food & Agriculture (2)
- Conventional Farming
- Food Security
