Soil erosion is defined as the wearing away of topsoil. Topsoil is the top layer of soil and is the most fertile because it contains the most organic, nutrient rich materials. One of the main causes of soil erosion is water erosion, which the loss of topsoil due to water.
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Mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains are the four major types of landforms. Minor landforms include buttes, canyons, valleys, and basins. Most geologists classify a mountain as a landform that rises at least 1,000 feet (300 meters) or more above its surrounding area. A hill is a landform that is higher than the surrounding land and has a visible summit; they're like mountains, only shorter. A plateau is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. A plain is a broad area of relatively flat land.
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The Venezuelan War of Independence happened from 1810 to 1823 where Venezuela gained its independence from the Spanish Empire. This war didn't technically result in independence for Venezuela, but instead resulted in the independence of Gran Colombia which comprised what is currently Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador. A major reason the war started was the revolutionaries being encouraged to fight because of the troubles that Spain was having with the Napoleonic Wars, fighting France.</span>
