3 Assessment Direction: Provide the correct answer in each statement.
1. It causes the soil to lose its nutrients so fast.
2. Natural or excavated holes intended for garbage disposal.
3. It can cause the soil to be exposed to weathering and erosion agents.
4. It could cause soil salinization if the saltwater intruded the irrigation canals. 5. It could cause the loss of plant cover making the soil susceptible to erosion.
6. Used in mining that can also cause soil sterilization.
7. The chemicals present in it can kill the microorganisms that help the soil fertile.
8. It kills potential pathogenic microorganisms as well as the beneficial ones,
9. It serves as the backbone of our food security.
10. This causes the arable land to be converted to industrial land.​