Question

State the difference between geological and accelerated erosion with respect to (i) rate and (ii) cause.

Answer 1

Answer:

EROSION | Water-Induced Erosion is a natural process. ... Geologic erosion influences soil formation and distribution. Accelerated erosion results from the removal of natural vegetation by human activities such as farming, ranching, forestry, and construction.

Answer 2

Answer:

Natural processes create geological erosion, which is a slow manner of soil erosion. Anthropogenic activities, on the other hand, produce accelerated erosion.

Explanation:

(I) Rate

• Geological erosion occurs naturally and without human intervention. It's a long process, and the balance between loss and gain is rarely disturbed.
• Accelerated erosion, on the other hand, is extremely fast and never catches up with the production of the soil.

(ii) cause

• Human activity is mostly to blame for accelerated erosion. Tillage, grazing, and timber cutting are the main reasons. Human-caused erosion can be accelerated by activities other than human-caused erosion. The same thing happens when fire destroys plants and causes erosion.
• Geological erosion is caused by the action of water, wind, gravity, and glaciers, and it occurs at such a slow rate that the loss of soil is offset by the development of new soil through natural weathering processes.

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