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Do now Take out signed lab, questions 1-5, and soil profile food picture 1. Decayed organic material in soil turns into ________. 2. Which horizon in a soil profile will be darkest in color? 3. Which soil layer is most like the parent material?

You will learn about soil erosion Objective: Chapter 2 Section 3 You will learn about soil erosion

Do not copy the words in this color

Soil erosion is harmful because plants do not grow as well when topsoil has been removed.

Soil erodes when it is moved from the place where it formed. Erosion is more severe on steep slopes and where there is little vegetation. This may also cause landslides.

Humans sometimes cause erosion to occur faster than new soil can form. One example is when people remove ground cover. Ground cover is vegetation that covers the soil and protects it from erosion.

Soil erosion is a serious problem for agriculture. If topsoil is eroded, the quality of the soil is reduced. The difference between the amount of nutrients added and the amount of nutrients removed is called the nutrient balance. If topsoil erodes rapidly, the nutrient balance might be negative.

When forests are removed, soil is exposed and erosion increases.

Each year thousands of square kilometers of tropical rain forest are cleared for lumber, farming, and grazing. Soils in tropical rain forests appear rich in nutrients but are almost infertile below the first few centimeters. The soil is useful to farmers for only a few years before the topsoil is gone.

In some arid regions of the world, sheep and cattle raised for food are grazed on grasses until almost no ground cover remains to protect the soil. Soil is carried away by wind, and the moisture in the soil evaporates.

Severe erosion sometimes occurs where land is exposed. Eroded soil is moved to a new location where it is deposited. If the sediment is deposited in a stream, the stream channel might fill.

All over the world, farmers work to slow soil erosion. In dry areas, instead of plowing under crops, many farmers graze animals on the vegetation.

In recent years, many farmers have begun to practice no-till farming. In no-till farming, farmers leave plant stalks in the field over the winter months. At the next planting, they seed crops without destroying these stalks and without plowing the soil.

On gentle slopes, planting along the natural contours of the land, called contour farming, reduces soil erosion.

Where slopes are steep, terracing often is used Where slopes are steep, terracing often is used. Terracing (TER uh sing) is a method in which steep-sided, level topped areas are built onto the sides of steep hills and mountains so that crops can be grown.

A variety of methods are used to control erosion where soil is exposed. During construction water is sometimes sprayed onto bare soil to prevent erosion by wind. When construction is complete, topsoil is added in areas where it was removed and trees are planted.

At strip mines, water flow can be controlled so that most of the eroded soil is kept from leaving the mine. After mining is complete, the land is reclaimed.