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What are the Causes of Land Degradation?

A process which tends to wear down the land surface it is usually applied to a river and involves the deepening of its valley by the river. Soil erosion is a serious problem in hills, arid and semi-arid areas.

By |2011-04-23T11:34:01+00:00April 23, 2011|Geography|Comments Off on What are the Causes of Land Degradation?

What do you mean by solid degradation ?

Soil is a complex entity and is represented by the land surface and the operative soil profile depth. It functions physically, chemically as well as biologically. Therefore, its health and also its utility for various land uses has to be judged from these three angles.

By |2011-01-08T13:37:03+00:00January 8, 2011|Environment|Comments Off on What do you mean by solid degradation ?

What are the main causes of land degradation ?

Degradation of the soil is caused by natural processes as well as by human activities. Now let us briefly study about both of these. Soil is a complex body and forms the thin outer layer of the earth. It is directly or indirectly developed from the mineral constituents of the rocks.

By |2011-01-08T13:25:46+00:00January 8, 2011|Environment|Comments Off on What are the main causes of land degradation ?
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