Solutions for Arid Regions

Question: Discuss about the Solutions for Arid Regions. Answer: Arid Landscapes in Australia Arid landscapes are regions that experience low and uncertain rainfall. These landscape include; stony desert, riverine, karst plain, shield plains and uplands (Estell et al., 2006). Australian arid landscape covers 529000 square miles. This arid region makes 18% of the Australian land. The Australian arid region is mainly spread in the western plateau and lowlands. These regions are; Great Victoria, great desert, Tanami desert, Gibson desert Strzelecki, Sturt stony, Tirari, pedirka and Simpson Desert. The largest desert is Great Victoria Desert that forms 4.5% of the Australian arid area while the smallest is Pedirka desert that form 0.016% of the Australian desert (Sowell, 2015). The arid region is characterized by diverse shrubs, savannah and saline wetlands. The region also has sparse vegetation due to scarce water. Vegetations in arid area is adopted to hard conditions of the area. The climate is hot and dry. The average annual rainfall is 150mm per year. The climate is also ass ociated with sinking air. The Australia arid area is occupied by only 3% of the whole population. The area has sparse population and majorities are aboriginals. The sustainability of the arid landscape in Australia can be enhanced by adopting appropriate technology and research References Estell, R., Fredrickson, E. and Peters, D. (2006). Introduction to special issueLandscape linkages and cross-scale interactions in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. Journal of Arid Environments, 65(2), pp.193-195. Sowell, J. (2015). Out of Water: Designing Solutions for Arid Regions. Landscape Journal, 34(1), pp.97-99.