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Define erosion |
Erosion is the wearing away of the land by forces including water, wind and ice |
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Erosion Glaciers |
Glaciers are giant rivers of ice that carve out valleys and shape mountains as they move |
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Human activities and erosion |
Farming, ranching, cutting Duan guests, and building of roads and cities contribute to erosion |
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Ways for humans to mitigate erosion |
Planting trees around farmland to protect it from wind, moving herds so that grasslands will grow back and planting new trees to replace the one cut down |
