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1. Do the following:
a. Tell what soil is.
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Soil and Water Conservation Scout's Name: ________________________
b. Describe three kinds of soil. Tell how they are different.
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2. Do the following:
a. Define soil erosion.
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3. Do the following:
a. Tell what is meant by conservation practices.
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4. Do the following:
a. Explain what a watershed is.
Tell why all people living in it should be concerned about land and water use in it.
5. Do the following:
a. Make a drawing to show the hydrologic cycle.
b. Show by demonstration at least two of the following actions of water in relation to soil: percolation, capillary action,
precipitation, evaporation, and transpiration.
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Soil and Water Conservation Scout's Name: ________________________
c. Explain how removal of vegetation will affect the way water runs off a watershed.
d. Tell how uses of forest, range, and farm land affect usable water supply.
6. Do the following:
a. Tell what is meant by water pollution.
c. Tell what is meant by "primary water treatment," "secondary waste treatment," and "biochemical oxygen demand."
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e. Make a list of places in your neighborhood, camps, school ground, or park that have erosion, sedimentation, or pollution
problems. Describe how these could be corrected through individual or group action.
f. Carry out any other soil and water conservation project approved by your merit badge counselor.
When working on merit badges, Scouts and Scouters should be aware of some vital information in the current edition of
the Guide to Advancement (BSA publication 33088).Important excerpts from that publication can be downloaded from
http://usscouts.org/advance/docs/GTA-Excerpts-meritbadges.pdf.
You can download a complete copy of the Guide to Advancement from http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/33088.pdf.