Wind and water are two important agents of soil erosion. Explain.

Explanation

Wind and water are powerful agents of soil erosion because of their ability to remove soil and transport it. Wind erosion is significant in arid and semi-arid regions. Erosion by running water is more significant in regions with heavy rainfall and steep slopes. water erosion which is more serious and occurs extensively in different parts of india, takes place mainly in the form of sheet and gully erosion. sheet erosion takes place on level lands after a heavy shower and the soil removal is not easily noticeable. but it is harmful since it removes the finer and more fertile top soil. gully erosion is common on steep slopes. gullies deepen with rainfall, cut the agricultural lands into small fragments and make them unfit for cultivation. a region with a large number of deep gullies or ravines is called bad land topography. Ravines are widespread, in the chambal basin. they are also found in tamil nadu and west bengal. the country is losing about 8,000 hectares of land to ravines every year.