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| soil erosion that takes place naturally without human influence |
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| more destructive than natural ( 100 times more ) more rapid and rates are greater |
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| Involves loose dry particles being carried by moving air |
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| that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into ground |
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| ocxuree when surface water or wind peel off fairly thin sheets or layers of soil |
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| Erosin by running water in small channels |
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| Occurs when rivulets or fast flowing water join together to cut wider and deeper ditches or gullies |
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| when the wind removes sand an soil |
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| types of erosion caused by raindrops |
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| Using plants to save the eroded soil |
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| Plants such as rye alfafa or clover that can be planted immediately after harvest to hold an protect soil |
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| system of growing a differnet crop in a field each year to preserve the fertility of the land |
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| cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion |
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| soil conservation method growing vegetation along drainage |
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| planting along the natural contours of the land to reduce soil erosion |
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| step like ledges cut into mountains to make land suitable for farming |
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| Row of large trees or bushes planted between fields to help block the wind and prevent soil erosion |
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| soil protection provided by rows of planted vegetation between strips |
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| Platform of wave deposited sediment that is a flat or slopes slightly landward |
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| a geographic features that allow to travel water |
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| small ponds designed to hold runoff from construction sites so that sediment can settle out |
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| method of lawn installation that used strips to live growing grass it produces an immediate effect on the landscape but is more costly than seeding |
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| covering the ground around favored plants with light blocking material to prevent need growth |
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| laying out the steps that will be taken to restore an area to usefulness after exploitation |
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