How long does it take for natural processes to replace 25mm of topsoil?
10 years
25 years
100 years
500 years
Transformation of habitable land to desert is known as:
Urbanization
Desertification
Reforestation
Afforestation
What is the estimate of the ability of soils to resist erosion called?
Gradient
Erodibility
Salinity
Soil buffering capacity
What is the informal geologic chronological term for the period that serves to mark the evidence and extent of human activities that have had a significant global impact on the Earth's ecosystems?
Cretaceous
Holocene
Anthropocene
Jurassic
What is the process of capturing carbon from the atmosphere, using plants grown on farms called?
Afforestatiion
Carbon farming
Sustainable agriculture
What is the process of restocking of existing forests and woodlands that have been depleted called?
Universal Soil Loss Equation predicts the amount of soil losses that may occur from:
Wind erosion
Rill erosion
Gully erosion
Tillage erosion
What is the process of establishing a forest on land that is not a forest called?
Rain falling on which of the following area causes minimal soil erosion?
Frozen soil
Ploughed soil
Land with partial crop cover
All of the above
What is the farming system in which the seeds are directly deposited into untilled soil called?
Overgrazing
No-till farming