Question 37
Environmental Hazards and ConservationLoss of farmlands can be attributed to all the following except
- A.desertification
- B.gully erosion
- C.laterization
- D.sheet erosion
- E.sedimentation
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: E (sedimentation)
Explanation
Deposited sediment usually adds new fertile land (e.g. flood plains) rather than destroying it.