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So that they can prevent the loss of soil.
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What is an example of a terracing?
Hill
How does terracing help to prevent soil erosion?
Terracing prevents erosion, leaching and surface run-off, by trapping and slowing the water and soil that are being washed away.
When deciding between contour plowing and terracing what might a farmer consider?
That really all depends on where that farmer lives, what terrain he/she has to farm off, and the costs of contour plowing versus terracing. Some areas are not suitable for crop farming no matter what the options are, so the answer to that could be neither contour plowing nor terracing.
Why is terracing important?
Terracing is carving small flat plots of land from hillsides used for farming. This is important so that farming is done on flat healthy plots of land, for good harvesting and growing.
How do terracing and planting windbreaks help reproduce soil erosion?
paper
What does terrace mean?
terracing is what farmers use if the hills are really steep
What technique that farmers use to grow crops on land that otherwise be to steep?
Terracing was (and in some cases still is) used to grow crops on hillsides and mountains.
Athenian farmers used what to create more farmland out of hillsides?
terracing
What is one way farmers conserve water used on crops?
Contour plowing,terracing
Why do you use terracing?
we use it to make agriculture
What method of agriculture did Mayan farmers use and why?
Slash and burn techniques but also terracing and composting. They had animal husbandry, made their own fertilizer, fished, had household gardens, and also practiced swidden agriculture.
Which continent did the acient Inca people use terracing?
africa
What two farming methods help prevent soil erosion due to water runoff?
Contour plowing and terracing are the two main methods that farmers use to prevent soil erosion due to water runoff.
What is a sentence for the word terracing?
The mountain had no terracing.
What is terracing or meaning of terracing?
terracing-is done on hilly lands.teraces or step are buildon the slope for planting
What is an example of a terracing?
Hill
How can the practice of agriculture be improved in Nigeria?
Agriculture in Nigeria can be improved through the adoption of responsible farming practices like terracing and crop rotation. Also, it can be improved by educating farmers on how to prevent soil erosion.
