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soil erosion |
process of water or wind carrying away soil |
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conservation |
a careful preservation and protection of something |
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weathering |
mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks by weather or other causes |
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pebbles |
small stones |
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barren |
not supporting any vegetation |
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humus |
natural organic compounds found in soil formed from decomposition of plant and animal residues |
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afforestation |
planting trees, establishing a forest on land |
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deforestation |
the process of clearing of forest |
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overgrazing |
excessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged |
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vegetation |
plant life or total plant cover |
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harvest |
the process or period of gathering in crops |
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hedges |
offence or boundary consisting of small trees or shrubs |
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embankment |
amount of earth and stone built to hold back water (also called bunds) |
