Soil Resources
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SOIL RESOURCES
Chapter 6.2
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SOIL RESOURCE
Do you think soil is a resource? Frodo
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Soil resources
Soil is a resource
Many things you need depend on healthy soil
Food, Paper, Plants, etc
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TOPSOIL
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Topsoil The mineral- and
nutrient-rich portion of the soil is called topsoil
Topsoil is the upper, outermost layer of soil, usually the top 2 inches (5.1 cm) to 8 inches (20 cm).
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Topsoil
Topsoil is very important! Good topsoil absorbs
and holds the water that plants need.
Good topsoil is produced by many years of interactions between soil and plants
But topsoil can be damaged or lost quickly!
PROTECT
TOPSOIL
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Deforestation
serena
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Deforestation
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The loss of forest,called deforestation ,can also harm soils.
Deforestation can lead to severe soil erosion. Soils and microclimates can change so much that trees cannot grow there again.
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Deforestation There are about 2 million
trees chopped down every day. A lot of trees were used for papermaking,throwaway chopsticks……People infinitum to cut. Unfortunately,more than half of the world’s old-growth forests have already been lost.
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Example
Loess Highlands
Shangrila
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DeforestationAffect
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People want to make more economic efficiency. They think nature’s resourse is inexhaustible ,and thy think they the ruler of the world. They are not aware of that doferestation will lead to many seriouse Consequence. The law system is imperfect. People have the wrong values and ethics.
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trees be cut down nothing to hold…
soil be blown away
soil be washed into…
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The area of desert is growing. desertification
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-Soil Erosion-
DesertificationBy Ellen
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What is desertification?
Lower land productivity caused by overfarming , overgrazing, seasonal drought, and climate change.
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Why it happens? The most common cause of desertification is the over
cultivation of desert lands.
Over-cultivation causes the nutrients in the soil to be depleted faster than they are restored. Improper irrigation practices result in salinated soils, and depletion of aquifers.
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Areas affected
Drylands occupy approximately 40–41% of Earth’s land area and are home to more than 2 billion people.
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The Dust Bowl
A ranch in Boise City, Idaho, is about to be hit by a cloud of dry soil on April 15, 1935.
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The Great Plains Today
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SOIL USE AND SUSTAINABILIT
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Giovannate & Neo
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statisticsThe forest coverage of the world is around 30%The desert coverage of the world is also around 30%
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To reduce wateroff and erosion
Diffierent timeTo stop erosion and the loss of nutrient
Problem solving
I .Crop Rotation
II. Contour Plowing