E. Answer in a paragraph.
1. What are the uses of land? What are the factors
determining the pattern of land use?
2. Write a short note on landslides.
3. What is soil? What are the various methods of
soil conservation?
4. Draw a soil profile and briefly describe each
horizon.
5. What are the various ways of conserving water?
Answers
1. The use of land is determined by physical factors such as topography, soil, climate, minerals and availability of water. Human factors such as population density, available of capital and technology are also important determinants of land use pattern
2. A landslide is defined as the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope. Landslides are a type of "mass wasting," which denotes any down-slope movement of soil and rock under the direct influence of gravity. ... Earthquake shaking and other factors can also induce landslides underwater.
3.Soil conservation practices are tools the farmer can use to prevent soil degradation and build organic matter. These practices include: crop rotation, reduced tillage, mulching, cover cropping and cross-slope farming. farmers to increase soil organic matter content, soil structure and rooting depth.