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Question
Mention the types of Soil erosion by water.
Solution
Soil erosioivby water can be of the following sub-types:
(i) Sheet erosion (ii) Rill erosion (iii) Gully erosion
(iv) Stream Bank erosion. (v) Sea-shore erosion. (vi) Slip erosion.
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