Question

What are the causes of soil erosion?

How to prevent soil erosion? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Soil erosion is the removal of topsoil, by the action of wind and water or due to human activities. Topsoil may be carried away by wind or washed away by flowing water due to heavy rains and floods.

Causes of Soil Erosion –

Deforestation- is the cutting down of trees on a large scale may be from forest. This leaves behind loose soil exposed to strong winds, floods, heavy rain and overflowing river orsurface water.

Overgrazing- by cattle without allowing time for the recovery of the grass or shoots on shrubs. This leaves behind loose soil

Poor farming methods- like excessive use of chemical fertilizers results in reduced humus in the soil.

Answer 2

Answer:

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The removal of top fertile layer by agents like wind and water is called soil erosion.

Causes of Soil Erosion :

The main causes of soil erosion are -

• Deforestation = It is the major cause of soil erosion, by which soil become unfit for farming or growing plants. cutting down of trees on steep slopes increase the risk of landslide , which can be dangerous for the life of people.

• Excess use of pesticides and fertilizers = Excess use of pesticides and fertilizers damages agricultural land as it destroys beneficial insect species other soil microorganism which are accountable for nitrification and nitrogen fixation , therefore it reduces the concentration of essential plants and lead to soil erosion.

How to prevent Soil Erosion?

$\sim$ We can prevent soil erosion by covering crop, crop rotation, terracing, windbreak etc.