Question

what are the reasons for land degradation ? according to long answer questions class 10
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Answer 1

Answer:

Land degradation is caused by multiple forces, including extreme weather conditions particularly drought, and human activities that pollute or degrade the quality of soils and land utility negatively affecting food production, livelihoods, and the production and provision of other ecosystem goods and services.

Two reasons for land degradation are deforestation and overuse of chemical fertilisers.

Solution : Land is considered an important resource because it is used for different purposes such as agriculture, forestry, mining, building houses, roads and setting up of industries.

Answer 2

Answer:

Land degradation is a natural or human-induced process that negatively affects the land. In general, it refers to the processes that negatively affect the land's natural functions of water, energy, and nutrient acceptance, storage, and recycling, leading to a decline in land productivity.

Reasons

1.Soil pollution.

2. Soil Erosion.

3.Over grazing.

4.Extraction of minerals at a repeated stage

4.Drought