Question

Write any two reasons for land degradationbriefly explain

Answer 1

The two factors contributing to land degradation are Deforestation and the unsystematic and overuse of chemical pesticides and fertilizers in agricultural lands, floods landslides etc.

Answer 2

The factors responsible fordegradation of land include excessive exploitation of land, deforestation, clearing fertile landfor settlements, slashing and burning the trees for agriculture, abandoned mining sites and surface mining, toxicity in thelandfill, untreated industrial effluents and concretisation.