Man-induced relief-forming processes in Byelorussia

Abstract

General volume of soil moved in the process of human activity at the territory of Byelorussia is estimated to be about 25*10⁹ m³. The data were used to calculate coefficients of the anthropic transformation of the surface. Mean thickness of the soil layer reworked each year is 0.2 to 0.7 mm (up to 73.7 mm per year if ploughing effect is- taken into account) which surpasses by f ar the total effect of all the rest geologic and geomorphic factors.