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Of all the global environmental problems, desertification is, perhaps, the most threatening for poor rural people. Desertification is the expansion of desert lands into previously non-desert areas. What are the causes of this problem? What can be done to solve this problem?

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Introduction
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desertification
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 is one of the most negative
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 of
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global environmental problems,
espacially
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especially
 for poor rural
people
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 who live far from the nearest town.
Body · 1
In
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 I am going to discover the relevant causes and
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 I try to suggest some
solution
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 to solve
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 problem.
Body · 2
Firstly
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, the main cause of
desertification
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climate change and the
steadily
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 increase
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temperture
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temperature
. As a
consequence
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this
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 can lead to
expand
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 the desert into new areas and for the
people
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 who live there can be extremely dangerous
becouse
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because
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they
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 have to move
in
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other country
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another country
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 for the lack of food and water.
Body · 3
In my
opinion
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 I think that for avoiding
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conseguence
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consequence
consequences
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people
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 must try to understand what is happening because,
although
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 the
desertification
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 is set in some
part
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 of Africa,
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globally
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 problem.Due to the
fact
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 there will be an increase of immigration to the country not involved in
this
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conseguence
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consequence
consequences
 for everybody.
Body · 4
So I suggest
to reduce
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reducing
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 the
globally
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global
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 temperature using an eco-friendly
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lifestyle
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life style
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lifestyle
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 and
to choose
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alternative energy
instead
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fossil fuel energy.
Conclusion
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conclusion
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 I believe that
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desertification
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 is only one of the relevant
problem
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 caused by
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global warming and all the
people
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 have to discover
a
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different solutions to try to solve the issue.

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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
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    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • desertification
  • environmental
  • threatening
  • rural
  • expansion
  • desert
  • land
  • previously
  • causes
  • solve
  • deforestation
  • poor
  • land use
  • cutting down trees
  • soil
  • dry
  • farming methods
  • crop rotation
  • nutrients
  • climate change
  • temperatures
  • rainfall
  • plants
  • healthy
  • conditions
  • grazing
  • animals
  • green
  • protect
  • erosion
  • blown away
  • washed away
  • urban development
  • building
  • houses
  • roads
  • loss
  • green areas
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