State whether true/false.

Sheet erosion cuts the clayey soil into deep creeps and land becomes unfit for cultivation.

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Detailed Solution

The given statement is False.
1) When a region's vegetation gets cleared away, precipitation runs off the slope as a sheet of water rather than a channel. It is called sheet erosion. Soil development and erosion occur concurrently, and there is a balance between the two. Human activities such as deforestation, overgrazing, building, and mining may disrupt this equilibrium, while natural factors such as wind, glaciers, and water cause soil erosion.
2) Gully erosion is widespread and often causes soil erosion induced by surface water movement. Gully erosion makes open irregular channels cut more than 30 cm into the clayey soil. Gully erosion is due to several factors, including land use, climate, and slope. Gully erosion affects the Chambal valley, and it leads to Ravines. It is a crucial type of water erosion.
The correct statement should be that sheet erosion does not cut clayey soil into deep creeps. This is done by gully erosion.

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