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Wind Erosion:
Occurs where the soil particles are loosely bound together
In many farming areas, land is cultivated to eliminate weeds
o Soil structures are broken up by cultivation and this
makes the soil particles vulnerable to being blown by
the wind when they are dry
Cultivation of light soils in marginal wheat lands have led to
desertification, which is the extension or intensification of
desert conditions
Desertification leads to reductions in plant productivity,
accelerated decline in soil quality and increasing hazards for
human occupancy
West and central Africa and Australia are being threatened
o The edge of the Sahara has been advancing southwards
by about 25km/year
Water Erosion:
Human disturbance of vegetation cover has sped up rates of
water erosion
o Sheet Erosion
Urban Areas