Which of the following is not a cause of soil erosion?
The correct answer is Afforestation.
- Afforestation is not a cause of soil erosion.
Key Points
- Afforestation is planting trees on an area of land in order to form a forest.
- Removal of the top layer of soil when it is exposed to wind and rain is easily blown or washed away. This condition is known as soil erosion.
- Basically, the soil cover is removed by two powerful agents– (i) Running water, (ii) Wind.
- Deforestation, overgrazing, floods, Landslides and heavy rainfall have led to soil erosion.
