A drain refers to a conduit for carrying off excess water, often man-made, while a gully is a naturally formed channel resulting from water erosion.
(a) Soil in central Iowa with dark, organic-matter-rich topsoil. Iowa's average topsoil depth decreased from 35-45 cm to 15-20 cm during the 20th century due to farming. (b) Severe gully erosion in western Iowa. Photos courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture/NRCS. Soils have a ...
The aim of this article is to demonstrate the potential of selected cities for the development of geotourism whose subject of interest are phenomena that sometimes assume catastrophic dimensions for humans. The discussed issue has been illustrated with examples from Poland and the Czech Republic, showi...
A stilt house is a raised structure that is most commonly built above water, although it also may be built over dirt or sand. It is sometimes called a pile dwelling because it is supported by large stakes, known as piles, that are driven directly into the water or into the shoreline. ...
In archaeology, a ring ditch isa trench of circular or penannular plan, cut into bedrock. ... The two most frequent monument types represented by ring ditches are roundhouses (where the 'ditch' is actually a foundation slot or eaves drip gully) and round barrows. ...
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What is Erosion?There are many distinct types of erosion, which is the slow removal or diminishing of a substance by natural or human-made forces, such as wind, water, construction, or agriculture.Answer and Explanation: The most common cause of erosion in hot and cold deserts is wind, ...
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I can not but give everybody to raise our Tuchia nationality's symbolic construction--The house projecting over the water, has lived in the fine scenery Wuling mountainous area, within the boundaries gully vertically and horizontally, mountain stream like class, mountain many few, is [translate]...
Healthy soil is a mixture of minerals, water, air, and organic material as well as numerous species of bacteria, fungus, and invertebrates. The use of pesticides, herbicides, and other chemicals in fields can disrupt this balance of life in the soil....