Among the climatic and ecologic enviro ments of the world (natural/undisturbed condition), which commonly has the greatest long-term rate of surface prosion (codimont viold volumo or mar
Among the climatic and ecologic enviro ments of the world (natural/undisturbed condition), which commonly has the greatest long-term rate of surface prosion (codimont viold volumo or mar
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Transcribed Image Text:Among the climatic and ecologic environ-
ments of the world (natural/undisturbed
condition), which commonly has the
greatest long-term rate of surface
erosion (sediment yield, volume or mass
per time) by water?
O grassland, prairie
O semiarid scrub
O desert
O tropical forest
O subarctic tundra

Transcribed Image Text:For an area of gently rolling hills in a
temperate, humid climate (e.g., western
Oregon and Washington, eastern US,
etc.) soil erosion is liable to be greatest
under which land use?
O established residential housing
pasture for cattle, sheep, horses
O row-crop farming (corn, vegetables,
vineyards)
mature, native forest
O early stages of residential development
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