Q. Consider the following statements:

1. The running water cuts through the clayey soils and makes deep channels as gullies.
2. In the Chambal Basin bad lands are called ravines.
3. Sheet erosion is another name of wind erosion.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1 and 2
Notes: The running water cuts through the clayey soils and makes deep channels as gullies. The land becomes unfit for cultivation and is known as bad land. In the Chambal Basin such lands are called ravines. Sometimes water flows as a sheet over large areas down a slope. In such cases the top soil is washed away. This is known as sheet erosion. Wind blows loose soil off flat or sloping land known as wind erosion.

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