سوال ۳۷ کنکور ارشد مدیریت کسب‌وکار (MBA) ۱۴۰۰ — Passage 1 summary: Desertification is spreading through Africa

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Passage 1 summary: Desertification is spreading through African farmland, and droughts are becoming longer and harsher. More than 70% of African agricultural dryland has deteriorated in thirty years; parts of the Sahel experienced drought lasting over twenty years. Poor farming practices and tree loss worsen soil damage, whose effects are described as irreversible but preventable through conservation and sustainable land use.

Which of the following can be understood from the passage about droughts in Africa?

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They have effects that are hard to reverse but can be deterred in some ways.

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They last shorter than they did in the past but inflict more damage.

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They have grown in their frequency of occurrence by 70% in the last three decades.

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They seem to be more prolonged and severe in southern than in northern Africa.