Dryland Environments

In the video, Ian Candy discusses the distribution of dryland environments across the globe, and how they are changing under global warming.

This corresponds to the following components of the A-Level Syllabus: 

• AQA Hot desert systems and landscapes: Deserts as natural systems; Desertification (past and future)
• OCR Dryland landscapes: How can dryland landscapes be viewed as systems? How do dryland landforms evolve over time as climate changes?

Below is a Q&A on the discussion.

This Summary Sheet for A-Level Geography students gives key pointers about what drylands are, how they are classified and how they change over time.

Below is a link to an activity that will allow you to develop your understanding of how deserts and drylands evolve overtime and how scientists reconstruct these changes. The summary will also allow you to develop your numerical skills and your ability to analyse and interpret data.