(i) What is soil erosion?
(ii) Mention two causes of soil erosion in India?

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Soil erosion is a naturally occurring process that affects all land forms.
In agriculture, soil erosion refers to the wearing away of a field's topsoil by the natural physical forces like water and wind.
Major causes of soil erosion in India are over-cultivation, overgrazing, and deforestation.

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