Jacob Weathering Soil Erosion

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Erosion	occurs as water flows over Earth's surface or wind picks up or transports sediment.
plowing	mechanical turning and loosening of the soil.
overgrazing	animals grazing until almost no ground cover remains.
forest harvesting	removing forest and exposing the soil.
no-till farming	practice of leaving plant stalks in the soil
contour farming	planting along the natural shape of slopes of the land.
terracing	building level areas into the sides of steep hills to grow crops.

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