The chief cause of accelerated erosion is:
Correct answer: B. Overfelling and overgrazing
- A. Excessive rains
- B. Overfelling and overgrazing
- C. Wind storms
- D. All of these
Explanation
Accelerated erosion is chiefly human-induced, especially by removing forest cover through overfelling and exposing soil through overgrazing. Excessive rain and wind can intensify erosion, but they are not the principal human cause implied here.
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