Question

What is soil erosion ? Highlight any two causes ? Highlihght any five factors responsible for soil erosion ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Running water is the leading cause of soil erosion, because water is abundant and has a lot of power. Wind is also a leading cause of soil erosion because wind can pick up soil and blow it far away. Activities that remove vegetation, disturb the ground, or allow the ground to dry are activities that increase erosion.

factors responsible for soil erosion are following:-

Wind. When strong winds blow, the topsoil along with the organic matter is carried away by the wind. ...

Water. When it rains in the hilly areas, the soil gets washed away towards the plains. ...

Overgrazing. ...

Deforestation. ...

Afforestation. ...

Crop Rotation. ...

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Answer 2

◆SOIL EROSION◆

sᴏɪʟ ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴘᴘᴇʀ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ᴏғ sᴏɪʟ; ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ sᴏɪʟ ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜɪs ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ɪs ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʏɴᴀᴍɪᴄ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴇʀᴏsɪᴠᴇ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛs, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs, ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ɪᴄᴇ (ɢʟᴀᴄɪᴇʀs), sɴᴏᴡ, ᴀɪʀ (ᴡɪɴᴅ), ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs, ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟs, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs. ɪɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛs, ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ ɪs sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ, ɢʟᴀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ, sɴᴏᴡ ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ, ᴡɪɴᴅ (ᴀᴇᴏʟᴇᴀɴ) ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ, ᴢᴏᴏɢᴇɴɪᴄ ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴛʜʀᴏᴘᴏɢᴇɴɪᴄ ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ.[1] sᴏɪʟ ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ᴀ sʟᴏᴡ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴜɴɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇᴅ, ᴏʀ ɪᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀ ᴀᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀʟᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ ʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴀᴜsɪɴɢ ᴀ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ʟᴏss ᴏғ ᴛᴏᴘsᴏɪʟ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏss ᴏғ sᴏɪʟ ғʀᴏᴍ ғᴀʀᴍʟᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴄʀᴏᴘ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ, ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ǫᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴅʀᴀɪɴᴀɢᴇ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋs.sᴏɪʟ ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ sɪɴᴋʜᴏʟᴇs.

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