Soil Conservation

Anything in the environment that humans use is called a

• capital resource

• Natural resource

• Earth resource

• Topsoil

Why is soil important?

• Everything living on land depends on soil

• It provides our food

• It makes the Earth

• It creates a natural environment for all living things on land or in water

How much of the earths land is suited for farming?

• More than 1/8

• Less than 1/8

• About 1/8

• Almost all soil

How can humans damage the soil?

• Building structures

• Digging and mining

• Trash

• Humans do not damage soil

Changes in the environment and this practice can affect soil

• Topsoil

• Volcanos

• Farming

• Resources

Soil can lose its fertility and be damaged by what?

• digging

• Certain crops

• Structures are built

• Wind storms

Crops take out what from the soil?

• Nutrients

• Topsoil

• Natural resources

• Trash

What do farmers use to keep soil fertile?

• Topsoil

• Fertilizer

• Crop rotation

• Farming

Why are builders required to cover the soil with pine straw or wheat straw?

• It helps add nutrients to the soil

• It prevents the loss of topsoil

• It helps with crop rotation

• It provides natural resources

What two things can quickly erode soil?

• Wind

• Water

• Crop rotation

• Nutrients