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Causes and impacts of soil erosion
Understand and explain the factors leading to soil erosion and its consequences. This includes: identifying the reasons for soil erosion such as the clearing of vegetation due to excessive farming and grazing, as well as erosion caused by water and wind. Additionally, explain the effects of soil erosion, which encompass habitat loss, desertification, river silting, population displacement, and issues like malnutrition and famine.
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CambridgeIGCSEEnvironmental ManagementAgriculture and the environment
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- Understand and explain the factors leading to soil erosion and its consequences. This includes: identifying the reasons for soil erosion such as the clearing of vegetation due to excessive farming and grazing, as well as erosion caused by water and wind. Additionally, explain the effects of soil erosion, which encompass habitat loss, desertification, river silting, population displacement, and issues like malnutrition and famine.
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