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Title: V. Soil Mismanagement


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V. Soil Mismanagement
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A. Symptoms
  • 1. Has been shown that areas with poor soil
    conditions and or famine problems have no
    comprehensive soil management plan
  • 2. 1 billion dollars per year are spent in
    clearing sediment from U.S. streams and rivers
  • a. From erosion in other areas

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B. Causes
  • 1. 1 cause is removal of protective
    vegetation
  • a. Done by mining, construction, and
    agriculture
  • 2. Political changes in lifestyle
  • a. Nomads in Arabia are forced to become
    stationary

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  • 3. Boosts to agriculture
  • a. Deforestation and overgrazing
  • b. Chemical fertilizers and irrigation
  • c. Pesticides

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