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Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

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Levels of concern for there to be a decline in soil quality caused by its improper use, usually for agricultural, pastoral, industrial, or urban purposes.

Geosystems: Intro to Physical Geography

A map illustrates areas at risk of soil degradation worldwide, categorized by serious concern, some concern, stable terrain, and non-vegetated land.

The map shows areas at risk of soil degradation using different colors.

Areas of Serious Concern (light pink): North America: Great Plains, southwestern deserts, and Mississippi Valley.

Central America: Most of the land.

South America: Lands along the Andes mountains, parts of interior and coastal Brazil.

Europe: Mostly in Eastern Europe.

Africa: Near the Mediterranean in North Africa; lands of the Sahel along the southern border of the Sahara; in and around Nigeria in West Africa; the island of Madagascar; smaller patches in East Africa and southern Africa.

Asia: Central and eastern China, much of mainland Southeast Asia, the islands of Borneo, and the Philippines.

Australia: Southeast Australia has a small area of serious concern.

Areas of Some Concern (light purple): Found in scattered regions across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Stable Terrain (light blue): These areas include parts of North America mostly in Canada, South America in parts of Brazil, and in parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Nonvegetated Land (dark blue): Predominantly in desert regions such as the Sahara, Central Asia, and parts of Australia.

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Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

U.S. Presidential Election by State: Electoral Votes, 2004

Areas of serious concern

Areas of some concern

Stable terrain

Nonvegetated land

Value

Yukon
100%
Northwest Territories
3.06%
Nunavut
0.587%
Nova Scotia
18.4%
Prince Edward Island
96.6%
Saskatchewan
11.6%38.7%49.7%
New Brunswick
35.3%63.9%
British Columbia
3.99%0.242%
Newfoundland and Labrador
24.7%
Alberta
3.89%14.0%65.8%
Québec
0.218%94.2%
Manitoba
5.67%12.3%81.9%
Ontario
8.22%91.7%
Alabama
73.2%26.7%Bush (R)
Alaska
0.154%Bush (R)
Arizona
30.7%40.9%28.4%Bush (R)
Arkansas
31.1%68.9%Bush (R)
California
10.6%60.7%22.9%5.57%Kerry (D)
Colorado
35.4%64.6%Bush (R)
Connecticut
1.86%98.1%Kerry (D)
Delaware
99.3%Kerry (D)
District of Columbia
100%Kerry (D)
Florida
99.0%Bush (R)
Georgia
64.0%35.9%Bush (R)
Hawaii
1.16%Kerry (D)
Idaho
12.7%87.3%Bush (R)
Illinois
96.6%3.35%Kerry (D)
Indiana
2.05%97.9%Bush (R)
Iowa
99.1%0.440%Bush (R)
Kansas
64.1%35.9%Bush (R)
Kentucky
1.37%98.6%Bush (R)
Louisiana
0.161%18.9%29.5%Bush (R)
Maine
0.171%80.4%Kerry (D)
Maryland
23.5%74.6%Kerry (D)
Massachusetts
0.575%Kerry (D)
Michigan
70.3%29.6%Kerry (D)
Minnesota
26.5%61.6%11.9%Kerry (D)
Mississippi
18.4%64.8%16.8%Bush (R)
Missouri
53.7%46.3%Bush (R)
Montana
5.14%83.8%Bush (R)
Nebraska
94.5%5.51%Bush (R)
Nevada
54.5%39.8%0.655%Bush (R)
New Hampshire
100%Kerry (D)
New Jersey
99.1%Kerry (D)
New Mexico
5.86%92.2%1.91%Bush (R)
New York
2.49%25.0%Kerry (D)
North Carolina
99.4%Bush (R)
North Dakota
92.0%8.03%Bush (R)
Ohio
100%Bush (R)
Oklahoma
31.0%69.0%Bush (R)
Oregon
0.146%13.9%59.9%Kerry (D)
Pennsylvania
12.1%87.9%Kerry (D)
Rhode Island
95.0%Kerry (D)
South Carolina
90.8%9.02%Bush (R)
South Dakota
56.9%43.1%Bush (R)
Tennessee
4.84%95.2%Bush (R)
Texas
13.8%77.2%8.74%Bush (R)
Utah
13.6%86.4%Bush (R)
Vermont
2.39%97.6%Kerry (D)
Virginia
25.7%74.1%Bush (R)
Washington
12.5%11.9%5.51%Kerry (D)
West Virginia
26.7%73.3%Bush (R)
Wisconsin
41.4%38.2%20.4%Kerry (D)
Wyoming
3.04%97.0%Bush (R)
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