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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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Display by:	Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation				Nickel Mines	World Administration Divisions: Fills
	Areas of serious concern	Areas of some concern	Stable terrain	Nonvegetated land	Nickel	Alabama, United States of America	Alaska, United States of America	Alberta, Canada	Arizona, United States of America	Arkansas, United States of America	British Columbia, Canada	California, United States of America	Colorado, United States of America	Connecticut, United States of America	Delaware, United States of America	District of Columbia, United States of America	Florida, United States of America	Georgia, United States of America	Hawaii, United States of America	Idaho, United States of America	Illinois, United States of America	Indiana, United States of America	Iowa, United States of America	Kansas, United States of America	Kentucky, United States of America	Kiribati, Kiribati	Louisiana, United States of America	Maine, United States of America	Manitoba, Canada	Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia	Maryland, United States of America	Massachusetts, United States of America	Michigan, United States of America	Minnesota, United States of America	Mississippi, United States of America	Missouri, United States of America	Montana, United States of America	Nebraska, United States of America	Nevada, United States of America	New Brunswick, Canada	New Hampshire, United States of America	New Jersey, United States of America	New Mexico, United States of America	New York, United States of America	Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada	North Carolina, United States of America	North Dakota, United States of America	Northwest Territories, Canada	Nova Scotia, Canada	Nunavut, Canada	Ohio, United States of America	Oklahoma, United States of America	Ontario, Canada	Oregon, United States of America	Pennsylvania, United States of America	Prince Edward Island, Canada	Québec, Canada	Rhode Island, United States of America	Saskatchewan, Canada	South Carolina, United States of America	South Dakota, United States of America	Tennessee, United States of America	Texas, United States of America	Utah, United States of America	Vermont, United States of America	Virginia, United States of America	Washington, United States of America	West Virginia, United States of America	Wisconsin, United States of America	Wyoming, United States of America	Yukon, Canada
Alaska			0.154%				99.1%
Arizona	30.7%	40.9%		28.4%					99.9%
Utah	13.6%	86.4%																																																														100%
Yukon			100%		3																																											0.104%																							99.9%
Northwest Territories			3.06%																																													99.5%
District of Columbia		100%														91.4%															7.10%
Florida			99.0%														98.2%	0.111%
Idaho	12.7%	87.3%																		99.8%																	0.114%
New Hampshire			100%																									0.104%													99.5%																								0.281%
Rhode Island			95.0%											0.437%																		0.405%																										97.1%
Vermont		2.39%	97.6%																																						0.304%			0.226%													0.122%								99.3%
Washington	12.5%	11.9%	5.51%																	0.109%																																		0.144%													99.2%
Wyoming	3.04%	97.0%																																				0.190%																							0.160%									99.6%
Nunavut			0.587%																																															97.9%
Montana	5.14%	83.8%			1																																99.7%										0.167%
Maine		0.171%	80.4%																									99.1%												0.120%																	0.159%
North Dakota	92.0%	8.03%																																													99.9%
Kentucky	1.37%	98.6%																				0.233%			99.4%																										0.161%
Nova Scotia			18.4%																																														97.2%
Virginia	25.7%	74.1%																							0.104%																																									98.7%		0.207%
Delaware		99.3%													95.3%																1.46%																								0.233%
Prince Edward Island			96.6%																																																					93.5%
Saskatchewan	11.6%	38.7%	49.7%																																																								100%
Mississippi	18.4%	64.8%	16.8%							0.195%																	0.166%								99.5%
West Virginia	26.7%	73.3%			1																										0.153%																				0.277%															0.266%		99.2%
Nebraska	94.5%	5.51%																																				99.8%																							0.105%
Texas	13.8%	77.2%		8.74%																																																											99.6%
Missouri	53.7%	46.3%			1																0.216%		0.565%													99.0%
Louisiana	0.161%	18.9%	29.5%																								98.8%								0.168%
Hawaii			1.16%																90.3%							2.03%				4.13%
North Carolina		99.4%																																												98.1%																				0.982%
Oregon	0.146%	13.9%	59.9%		4																																																	99.8%
New Brunswick		35.3%	63.9%																									0.159%												98.9%																	0.141%
Alabama		73.2%	26.7%			99.4%																																																								0.332%
New Mexico	5.86%	92.2%		1.91%																																							99.9%
Kansas	64.1%	35.9%																						100%
Wisconsin	41.4%	38.2%	20.4%																															0.116%																																			99.8%
British Columbia		3.99%	0.242%		1		2.43%				96.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador			24.7%																																										97.5%												0.463%
New Jersey		99.1%																																								98.5%													0.325%
South Carolina		90.8%	9.02%															0.268%																																										99.3%
Michigan		70.3%	29.6%																														99.9%
Alberta	3.89%	14.0%	65.8%		1			99.9%
Connecticut		1.86%	98.1%											99.3%																		0.323%
Pennsylvania	12.1%	87.9%																																																					99.8%
Colorado	35.4%	64.6%			2								99.5%											0.299%														0.117%
Nevada	54.5%	39.8%	0.655%																																				99.9%
Massachusetts			0.575%																													97.1%									0.162%																	0.501%
Georgia		64.0%	35.9%		1	0.195%												99.2%																																										0.172%
New York		2.49%	25.0%																																									99.4%
Maryland	23.5%	74.6%													0.221%																96.0%																																			0.234%		0.321%
Québec		0.218%	94.2%		4																																								0.556%												99.1%
Manitoba	5.67%	12.3%	81.9%		28																								99.9%
Oklahoma	31.0%	69.0%																																																		99.9%											0.104%
Tennessee	4.84%	95.2%																							0.349%																					0.141%																99.4%
Ontario		8.22%	91.7%		118																																																99.8%
California	10.6%	60.7%	22.9%	5.57%	1							99.7%
Arkansas	31.1%	68.9%								99.7%																									0.128%
South Dakota	56.9%	43.1%																																																											99.9%
Ohio		100%																							0.151%																										99.6%																	0.224%
Indiana	2.05%	97.9%																				99.5%			0.312%
Minnesota	26.5%	61.6%	11.9%		1																													99.7%																			0.191%
Iowa	99.1%	0.440%																			0.133%		99.7%
Illinois	96.6%	3.35%																			99.5%				0.136%											0.169%

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