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Soil erosion is mainly due to which of the following reasons?

wave action

earthquakes

heavy rainfall

deforestation

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Deforestation

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Deforestation
The roots of plants hold the soil together. When vegetation is removed, the soil slips away easily as it is not being held together.
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