Question

Any 4 types of human activities responsible for land degradation.

Answer 1

deforestation, over grazing, fertilizers and pesticides and machines or buildings

Answer 2

There are many ways through which human activities degrade land. Some of them are:
1. Use of fertilisers and pesticides affects the fertility of soil as it harms the bacteria and other living organisms that live in the soil, that are essential to its fertility.
2. Over grazing or deforestation as it results in the erosion of top soil.
3. Inappropriate irrigation techniques alter the mineral content of soil leading to it being unfit for use.
4. Mining activities leave scars in the land that cannot be filled later on.