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SOIL EROSION

by samora

SAMORA
Soil erosion is the washing away of top soil
TYPES OF SOIL EROSION

 WIND EROSION
 GULLEY EROSION
 SHEET EROSION
 SPLASH EROSION
 RILL EROSION

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CAUSES OF SOIL EROSION EFFECTS OF SOIL
EROSION
 Over cultivation  Leads to desertification
 Mining  Leads to soil infertility
 Road construction  Leads to pollution of air
 Rivers and streams from dust
 Logging  Increased flooding

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SOLUTIONS TO EFFECTS DUE TO SOIL EROSION

 Inter cropping
 Afforestation
 Planting grass
 Mulching the soil
 Planting cover crops
 Senstizing communities about dangers of it

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