Earth's soil

While soil erosion occurs naturally, human activities, such as farming, have greatly increased the rate of soil erosion in many places around the globe.

Which of the following actions by a large-scale farming operation are most likely to result in severe soil erosion?

(Choice A) ?
The farm irrigates their cropland by flooding the ground, and allowing gravity to distribute the water.
(Choice B) ?
The farm sprays an ultra fine mist of powdered herbicides on crop fields.
(Choice C) ?
The farm removes native vegetation and plows bare acres of topsoil months before the planting season.
(Choice D) ?
The farm specializes by growing only one type of crop on a large area of land.

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Course: AP??/College Environmental science?>?Unit 3

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