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3.land Resources
3.land Resources
Crops are grown in rows , rather then up and down .. Each row planted horizontally
along the slope of land and acts as a small dam to help hold soil and slow down the
loss of soil due to runn off water
Contour Lines (lines that connect the points with same altitude)
Trees are planted in long rows along cultivated land boundary so that wind is
blocked. Wind speed reduced helps in preventing wind erosion
Opencast Mining
Underground Mining
A surface mining technique that extracts used to extract ore below the surface of
minerals from a open pit earth
This PPT should be used as reference only. Reading books (mentioned
in syllabus) is mandatory for the preparation of the examinations.
Mining
Effects of Mining