State the geographic term for each of the following processes:
i. The process by which soluble minerals dissolve in rain water and percolate to the bottom, leaving the top soil infertile.
ii. The process by which rain water, flowing in definite paths, removes the top soil, thus causing deep cuts to the surface of the land.

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i. Leaching
ii. Gully erosion

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i. Leachingii. Gully erosion

i. Leaching
ii. Gully erosion