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What does contour plowing reduce with soil?
Contour plowing is one way to reduce soil erosion. This method is also known for preventing tillage erosion. Preventing soil erosion helps reduce negative effects like flooding, reduced crop productivity, poor water quality and habitat destruction.
How can hard dry soil cause flooding?
there is no drainage system
Can soil compaction result in increased flooding for an area?
True
When rain falls on a soil flooding at that location would most likely occur if?
If the soil is impervious clay, or the soil is already saturated by rain.
What is a high bank of soil along a river to prevent flooding?
Dikes
What does contour plowing reduce with soil?
Contour plowing is one way to reduce soil erosion. This method is also known for preventing tillage erosion. Preventing soil erosion helps reduce negative effects like flooding, reduced crop productivity, poor water quality and habitat destruction.
Describe a beneficial effect that flooding can have on a flood plain?
Benefits of flooding may include increased soil moisture and higher crop yields. Also, allowing natural flooding may help reduce excessive sediment deposits downstream.
What can be done to reduce flooding and minimise the effects of flooding?
plantation of trees must be done to reduce the impact.
Can flooding add sediments and nutrients to soil?
in soil
How will the gorges dam reduce flooding?
It will reduce flooding of the land beyond its position - by regulating the amount of water released downstream.
How does the flooding help the farmers?
flooding washes fertile soil onto the land
What is the term for soil rich in minerals deposited by flooding rivers?
Soil rich in minerals deposited by flooding rivers is called silt.
How will the three gorge dam reduce flooding?
It will reduce flooding of the land beyond its position - by regulating the amount of water released downstream.
What are the advantages of diversionary spillways?
Reduce flooding
Why is flooding a natural process of renewal for the natural environment?
because the flooding is renewing the soil in the ground
Did the benefits of the Nile River valley include flooding and fertile soil?
Yes. That is why the Egyptians settled around the river, because of the rich soil it provided from the flooding.
How does river flooding depositing rich soil affect Egypt?
It effects egypt bc it is flooding there towns
