What are the causes of soil erosion?

Following are the important causes of soil erosion:

• Higher intensity of rainfall and flooding causes rill erosion, gully erosion, sheet erosion and splash erosion.
• The agricultural activities disturb the ground. Most of the crops are grown during the spring season, the land lies fallow during winters. Most of the soil is eroded during winters.
• Overgrazing of animals removes the vegetation from the land which in turn causes erosion.
• Logging and mining activities also disturb the land and leave the soil more prone to erosion.
• The construction of roads and buildings
• The flowing rivers and streams carry away the soil particles leading to erosion.

Further Reading:

• Geography Notes
• Environment and Ecology Notes