Question

Difference between desertification and salinization?

Answer 1

Answer:

Salinization occurs when the water in soils evaporates in high temperatures, drawing salts from the soil to the surface. Desertification is the process of land turning into desert as the quality of the soil declines over time.

Explanation:

Salinization occurs when the water in soils evaporates in high temperatures, drawing salts from the soil to the surface. These salts are toxic to many plants and make the land unusable. This has consequences such as low yields, poor profits and even starvation. Irrigation of land - when water is brought to land that is naturally dry - can cause salinization on desert margins.  

Desertification is the process of land turning into desert as the quality of the soil declines over time. The main causes of desertification include:  population growth, removal of wood, overgrazing, soil erosion and climate change.

Answer 2

Preventing the process of desertilmcation by secondary salinization. degradation leading to land desertification. The salt accumulation may leadto a partial or complete loss of the soil capacity to provide the required amounts of water to plants, changing fertile lands to "deserts".