Question

what are the factors that cause soil
erosion
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Answer 1

Answer:-

→There are mainly 2 Factors:-

•Natural

•Man made

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♦Man-Made Factors:-

→Deforestation-->Cutting of trees, loosening the soil cover.

→Construction Activities--> Due to construction of furniture and any human activities we could destroy forest and loosen the soil cover.

→Mining--> Due to mining deeper for resources, we not only damage the soil, we even dont get the desired quality of resources (minerals).

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♦Natural Factors:-

→Wind--> When heavy wind blows,it takes off the uppermost layer of soil.

→Water--> When water flows at a heavy rate,it often results in damaging the soil cover.

→Glaciers--> When Glaciers melt they turn into 'Pure water' and then this water flows at a heavy rate and often damages the soil cover.

→Overgrazing-->Due to overgrazing by domestic animals, The area's soil cover would unleash and soil would be damaged.

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→The degrading of soil cover and frequently washing down of the soil cover is known as Soil Erosion.

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