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What is the most important agent of erosion in humid tropical areas?
Rainfall
What is the process by which raindrops splash soil sediments from the soil surface into the run-off?
Detachment/dispersion
What is the removal of the topsoil faster than the rate of soil formation known as?
Accelerated erosion
What is the uniform removal of a thin layer or 'sheet' of soil from the land surface by rainfall and surface runoff called?
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What is the process by which sediments settle out under the action of gravity known as?
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