Soil Conservation Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• indigenous crops: they aid soil aeration and help it maintain porosity.
• dams: can be useful in controlling erosion: reducing flows by storing runoff
• water: are one of the most effective ways to prevent soil erosion.
• mulch: improving soil and moisture retention
• fertilizers: helps soil maintain moisture, decrease water runoff,prevent crusting and increase the long-term accumulation of organic matter
• contour plowing: plowing along the contours of the land in order to minimize soil erosion.
• crop rotation: is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar or different types of crops in the same area in sequenced seasons
• trees: reduces the rate of erosion by: protecting the soil from the impact of rain
• terracing: make or form sloping land into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps.
• earthworms: converts decaying residue and raw, in-soil nutrients into forms
• vegetation: help reduce erosion in other ways, such as breaking the wind that might blow dry topsoil away
• ph: is an indication of soil and is measured in units
• monitor grazing: helps to prevent depletion of the soil
• buffer strips: is an area of land maintained in permanent vegetation that helps to control air, soil,