What two human activities could cause erosion?

Farming is a big one, leaving soil exposed to wind and water. I have seen channels three feet deep running through corn fields after heavy rain. Another one esp. read more

Soil erosion is the permanent change of the main characteristics of soil that could see it lose its fertility, pH, colour, humus content or structure. Soil erosion occurs naturally by wind or harsh climatic conditions but human activities include overgrazing, overcropping and deforestation. read more

Humans can cause erosion by clean cutting trees and brush. Without the root structure to hole the soil in place it can wash or blow away. Agriculture causes erosion by overgrazing and plowing remove a lower ground cover. Plowing with the furrows up and down slopes can make erosion worse than plowing along the slope. read more