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Soil erosion can be prevented by
  1. Overgrazing
  2. Removal of vegetation
  3. Afforestation
  4. Increasing birds population

A
Removal of vegetation
B
Increasing birds population
C
Overgrazing
D
Afforestation
Solution
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Soil erosion can be prevented by afforestation and reforestation. Reforestation is restoration of forests, which have been destroyed by deforestation, while afforestation is planting of new forests. Plants hold soil with there roots and thus prevent erosion.
So, the correct answer is 'Afforestation'

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