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The process in which forests are converted into pastures, then into arid land and finally into deserts is known as _________.
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Turning forests into pastures leads to soil erosion. As a result of which, removal of the top layer of soil exposes the lower, hard and rocky layers. This soil has less humus and is less fertile. Gradually the fertile land gets converted into deserts. This is called desertification.
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Turning forests into pastures leads to soil erosion. As a result of which, removal of the top layer of soil exposes the lower, hard and rocky layers. This soil has less humus and is less fertile. Gradually the fertile land gets converted into deserts. This is called desertification.
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