KAWA MULTIMEDIA PUBLICATIONS
Causes of soil erosion in Africa
• Overgrazing which is common in Swaziland.
• Grass burning with the hope of getting new ones in Swaziland.
• Over cultivation or monoculture especially in Gambia, Senegal.
• Deforestation for timber and settlement in Nigeria, Ghana Liberia.
• Heavy rainfall and steep slopes as in Ethiopia.
• Ploughing up and down the steep slopes on Drakensberg.
• The effect of strong winds in the Sahara, Namibia and Kalahari.
• Naturally, poor soils and limited vegetation cover as in Lesotho
• The effect of Glaciation on rivers over the landscape as they move.
• Different types of mining especially the open cast type which involves the removal of soil as in Zambia copper belt.
• Grass burning with the hope of getting new ones in Swaziland.
• Over cultivation or monoculture especially in Gambia, Senegal.
• Deforestation for timber and settlement in Nigeria, Ghana Liberia.
• Heavy rainfall and steep slopes as in Ethiopia.
• Ploughing up and down the steep slopes on Drakensberg.
• The effect of strong winds in the Sahara, Namibia and Kalahari.
• Naturally, poor soils and limited vegetation cover as in Lesotho
• The effect of Glaciation on rivers over the landscape as they move.
• Different types of mining especially the open cast type which involves the removal of soil as in Zambia copper belt.