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Factors of Soil Erosion | Soil Erodibility |
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| Climate Erosivity | Rainfall | ||||
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| Terrain (Topography) | Gradient | ||||
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| Ground Cover | Canopy Cover | ||||
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| Species Diversity | |||||
| Causes of Soil Erosion | Economic, Social & Political | Industrial Land-use | |
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| Urbanization | |||||
| Agricultural | |||||
| Deforestation | |||||
| Biomass Burning | |||||
| Tillage | |||||
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| Demography |