V. Soil Mismanagement

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V. Soil Mismanagement
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A. Symptoms

• 1. Has been shown that areas with poor soil
  conditions and or famine problems have no
  comprehensive soil management plan
• 2. 1 billion dollars per year are spent in
  clearing sediment from U.S. streams and rivers
• a. From erosion in other areas

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B. Causes

• 1. 1 cause is removal of protective
  vegetation
• a. Done by mining, construction, and
  agriculture
• 2. Political changes in lifestyle
• a. Nomads in Arabia are forced to become
  stationary

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• 3. Boosts to agriculture
• a. Deforestation and overgrazing
• b. Chemical fertilizers and irrigation
• c. Pesticides

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