Question

Explain the meaning of the term soil erosion.

Answer 1

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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.

Answer 2

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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.