INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -contour farming, the practice of tilling sloped land along lines of consistent elevation in order to conserve rainwater and to reduce soil losses from surface erosion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Contour ploughing is a soil conservation technology that is practiced throughout Grenada to mitigate the negative consequences of natural disasters on soil quality and composition. It is performed by following the natural contours when tilling the soil, planting and cultivating.

Detailed explanation-3: -Contour barriers, terrace farming and contour ploughing are methods which can be used to check soil erosion on hill slopes. Construction of rock dams and shelterbeds, mulching and intercropping are methods, which can be used to conserve soil in plain areas as well as on hill slopes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Contour ploughing should be used on steep slope areas. The land is ploughed perpendicular to the slope, alongside contour lines that curve around the arable land.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ploughing along the contour lines can decelerate the flow of water down the slopes. This is called contour ploughing. This is the best method to reduce the soil erosion in the hilly areas.