1.

Discuss the major types of soil of Ethiopia

There are different types of soils in Ethiopian for example sandy soil, clay soil, silt
soil, peat soil, Chalk soil, and Loam soil.

2. What are the 3 types of soil degradation

Soil degradation causes include agricultural, industrial and commercial

pollution: loss of arable land due to urban expansion, overgrazing and
unsustainable agricultural practices and also long term climatic change.

3. Discuss the 5 groups of natural vegetation in Ethiopia

Vegetation # of
Altitude Threats
types species
Afroalpine & sub- 3200– Agriculture, climate
1 22
afroalpine 4533 m change
Dry evergreen montane & 1800– Agriculture, grazing,
2 460
grassland complex 3000 m fuel wood
Moist evergreen montane 500–2600 Agriculture, tea &
3 135
forest m coffee plantations
Acacia-Commiphora 900–1900 Fuel wood, charcoal,
4 542
woodland m agriculture
Combretum-Terminalia 500–1900 Fire, settlement
5 199
woodland m

4. What are the major problems of soil in Ethiopia

Soil erosion is a serious problem in Ethiopia. Particularly in the northern

provinces, which have been settled with sedentary agriculture for millennia,
population density has caused major damage to the soil physical base, to its
organic an dchemical nutrients, and to the natural vegetation cover.

5.what are the challenging land sort, water, natural vegetation an dwild life
resource in ethiopia