what is soil erosion describe its various types
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Soil erosion is the removal of soil by the forces of nature like wind and water, more rapidly than the various soil forming processes can replace it.
Types of Soil Erosion:
- Water erosion : water is powerful agent of soil erosion .Following are major types of soil erosion caused by water.
- Sheet Erosion : Whwn thw top layer of the soil is removed over a large area by the running water, it is called as sheet erosion.
- Gully erosion : The running water cuts through the clayey soils make deep channels as gullies.
- Wind erosion : Wind is a powerful agent of erosion in arid and semi - arid lands with little rainfall.The wind erosion is very dangerous type of soil reosion because due to wind most of the deserts of the world are expanding.
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