Dissapearing Soil in Lesotho
By: Anna Hou
What is Soil Erosion?
Soil Erosion
Lesotho Flag 1
The first flag of Lesotho was introduced on October 4, 1966, the day of Lesotho's full independence from the United Kingdom. It featured a white mokorotlo. The blue stood for sky and rain, the white for peace, the green for land, and the red for faith.
Lesotho Flag 2
A new flag, designed by Sergeant Retšelisitsoe Matete, was adopted on January 20, 1987, following a military coup which beat the Basotho National Party after staying 20 years in power. A light brown traditional Basotho shield along with an assegai (lance) and knobkierrie (club) replaced the Basotho hat . The color and pattern changed , with a triangular white field standing for peace. The bottom diagonal contained a blue strip for rain and a green triangle for prosperity.
Lesotho Flag 3
In 2006, a new flag was chosen from four proposed designs, all of which contained a brown Basotho hat instead of a shield. This was changed to a black Basotho hat in order to represent Lesotho as a black nation. The bill changing the flag was approved by the National Assembly on September 18, 2006, with 84 members of parliament voting in favor of it, 18 against it, and two abstaining.
Cause & Effect
Ravine
This is a picture of children with some donkeys next to a ravine caused by soil erosion.
Soil Layers Revealed
This is a picture of a soil bed. Because of soil erosion, it has removed the surface soil , and has revealed a dark soil layer , whose characteristics does not allow people to use it to farm.
Lesotho's Terrain
This is a picture of Lesotho's terrain. This terrain is part of the reason why Lesotho has really severe soil erosion.
Solution
Soil Lifesavers
Cites
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
- http://www.soilerosion.net/
- http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/envfacts/facts/erosion.htm
- http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/2000/7-24-2000/erosion.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Lesotho
- http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/ar/archive/aug95/erosion0895.htm
- http://www.geographyhigh.connectfree.co.uk/s5rldegradationsoilerosion.html
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