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MatroZZZ [7]
2 years ago
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Explain the meaning of the term soil erosion.

Geography
2 answers:
Marina86 [1]2 years ago
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  • Soil erosion is a gradual process of movement and transport of the upper layer of soil (topsoil) by different agents – particularly water, wind, and mass movement – causing its deterioration in the long term.

  • In other words, soil erosion is the removal of the most fertile top layer of soil through water, wind and tillage.
Ganezh [65]2 years ago
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<em>Soil erosion is a naturally occurring process that affects all landforms. In agriculture, soil erosion refers to the wearing away of a field's topsoil by the natural physical forces of water and wind or through forces associated with farming activities such as tillage</em>.

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