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2. SOIL EROSION
 What is soil erosion??
 1. Soil erosion is the blowing away (by water or wind ) of the top
layer of the soil.
 2. Erosion whether it is by water ,wind or tillage , involve three
distinct action-soil detachment , movement & deposition.
 Types of soil erosion
 1. Geological Erosion
 2. Accelerated Erosion
 A) Wind erosion
 B) Water erosion
 a) rain drop erosion
 b) rill erosion
 c) gully erosion
 d) bank erosion
 f) landslide erosion
 C) land slide erosion
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3. Geological Erosion
It is a normal process, representing erosion of land in natural
environment . It is caused by effect of
 Rainfall
 Run-off
 Wind
 Topography
Accelerated Erosion
 Accelerate erosion is due to manmade activities activities, which
have brought about changes natural cover and soil condition.
The activities includes
 Land preparation for raising crops,
 Land use patterns for building houses, infrastructures, hill
cutting deforestation, lack of soil coservervation and watershed
managements