Question

To what extent growing population and over exploitation of the
soil are responsible for soil degradation?

Answer 1

Explanation:

18.6.1 Soil Degradation and Erosion

Soil degradation includes erosion, salinization (due to freshwater removal), soil loss following erosion after deforestation or overgrazing, “compaction and crusting (of soils), [which] can be caused by cattle trampling,” and waterlogging with impaired water movement (Oldeman et al., 1991). It was estimated in 1991 that there was 1.96 billion ha of land globally with soil degradation caused by human activity. Soil degradation is made up of the following (Oldeman et al., 1991):

Answer 2

Answer:

this is quite discernable that as much more people that much resources they will consume. for food as there basic need we have to produce more amount of grains from the land to feed large population which will eventually results in soil degradation