- World Atlas of Desertification
- Космонавтика: Всемирный атлас опустынивания
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Desertification — Désertification L aridification précède souvent la désertification La désertification est un phénomène naturel ou non qui a pour origine des variations climatiques et/ou les conséquences d activités humaines. Ce mot décrit une aridification… … Wikipédia en Français
Désertification — L aridification précède souvent la désertification La désertification est un phénomène naturel ou non qui a pour origine des variations climatiques et/ou les conséquences d activités humaines. Ce mot décrit une aridification locale, reflétant la… … Wikipédia en Français
Nick Middleton — (born 1960) is a physical geographer and supernumerary fellow of St Anne s College, Oxford. He specialises in desertification. Nick Middleton was born in London, England. As a geographer he has travelled to more than 50 countries. Going to… … Wikipedia
Desertifikation: Ursachen, Verbreitung, Folgen — Der Begriff »Desertifikation« (englisch: desertification) umschreibt den Vorgang des »Wüst Machens« oder besser »Zur Wüste Machens«. Er ist aus dem Lateinischen »desertus(a) facere« abgeleitet und betont dabei in dem Suffix fikation das… … Universal-Lexikon
Aridity index — An aridity index (AI) is a numerical indicator of the degree of dryness of the climate at a given location. A number of aridity indices have been proposed (see below); these indicators serve to identify, locate or delimit regions that suffer from … Wikipedia
David Thomas (geographer) — David S. G. Thomas is a scientist and geographer. He was born in Dover, Kent, UK in 1958. He is Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford, and a Professorial Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford. His research deals with desertification,… … Wikipedia
Desertifikation: Regionale Beispiele — Sowohl die klimatischen Bedingungen als auch die durch menschliche Aktivitäten, die schließlich zur Desertifikation führen, sind in den Trockengebieten der Erde regional ganz unterschiedlich, sowohl in der Art wie auch der Intensität. Dies… … Universal-Lexikon
Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean … Universalium
climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… … Universalium
Overpopulation — Graph of human population from 10,000 BC–2000 AD showing the unprecedented population growth since the 19th century Overpopulation is a condition where an organism s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. The term often refers to… … Wikipedia
Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… … Universalium