ICSE Class 10 Geography Question 19 of 23

Soil Resources in India — Question 19

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Question 19

What is soil erosion? Name the different types of soil erosion.

Answer

The removal of topsoil by different agents of weathering like wind, running water, human activities, plants and animals is known as soil erosion.

The different types of soil erosion are:

  1. Splash erosion
  2. Sheet erosion
  3. Gully erosion/ Rill erosion