Mention one way in which man is responsible for soil erosion

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Mention one way in which man is responsible for soil erosion.

Answer

  • Man is responsible for soil erosion because of large scale deforestation done for agriculture, industrialisation, urbanisation.
  • He allows his livestock to overgraze land
  • Faulty farming practices
  • Mining, construction, quarrying, excessive usage of chemical fertiliser, pesticide or insecticide, shifting agriculture
  • Exam Year: 2019