Soil Degradation Is Primarily Attributed To

question 52

Multiple Choice

Soil degradation is primarily attributed to:

• A) wildfires, surplus soil organisms and dense vegetation.
• B) poor agricultural practices, overgrazing and deforestation.
• C) erosion, excessive tillage and coastal location.
• D) exhaustion of parent material, severe climate and leaching.
• E) heavy rainfall, agroforestry and crop rotation.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Appraisal Theory

A model of emotion stating that a person's cognitive response to a situation determines their emotional experience.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A theory proposing that people experience discomfort (dissonance) when their beliefs or behaviors are inconsistent, often leading to a change in one to reduce the dissonance.

Cannon-Bard Theory

A theory of emotion that argues emotions and physiological responses occur simultaneously and independently, rather than one causing the other.

James-Lange Theory

A theory of emotion suggesting that emotions occur as a result of physiological reactions to events, implying that physiological arousal precedes the experience of emotion.