Question

Difference between soil erosion and desertification​

Answer 1

Soil erosion :

• Soil erosion refers to the removal of top layer of soil which makes the soil unfertile

• It involves both the physical loss (erosion) and the reduction in quality of topsoil associated with nutrient decline and contamination.

• It is a global process.

Desertification :

• Desertification is the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert.
• Desertification is the process by which naturally reduces the biological productivity of drylands, water scarcity limits the production of such services provided by ecosystems.

Answer 2

Soil erosion is a form of soil retrogression and degradation, whereas desertification is a form of land degradation

Explanation:

• Soil erosion is the movement of the upper layer of the soil. It is a naturally occurring process that affects all land forms.
• Causes of soil erosion are rain and rainwater runoff, Farming, Slope of the land, Lack of vegetation, Wind, etc.
• Desertification is a kind of land degradation that occurs in dry lands and affects the biological productivity due to natural processes or induced by human activities which further affects the fertile areas and increases dry or barren land.
• Causes of desertification: Urbanization, over drafting of groundwater, natural disasters, deforestation, tillage practices in agriculture, etc.,

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