(ii) Choose one type of soil management other than the one mentioned in question (i) and explain how either Farm A or Farm B would need to practise it carefully.
Soil Management: Farm A or B:
9. Have a look at the infographic below on the importance of soil and attempt the questions. (i) What percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered by grazing? (ii) Name one threat to soil caused by overgrazing.
(iii) What fraction of the world’s carbon emissions are captured by our forests?
(iv) Soil, like trees, absorbs CO2. By what percentage are soils’ ability to act as carbon sinks decreased by?
(v) List an economic, social and environmental impact of soil mentioned in this infographic.