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GCSE Geography · key term
Lines of stones laid across a slope to slow runoff, trap soil and organic matter, and encourage water to soak into the ground.
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Specification 3.4.3 · Component 1, Component 2
Revise: Managing Desertification EnvironmentsMagic stones are lines of stones placed across a slope, following its contours. Their effect is physical rather than magical: they slow surface runoff instead of allowing rainwater to rush downhill.
Do not describe magic stones as an impermeable dam or the Great Green Wall as a completed, continuous belt of trees.
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