Which of the following best matches the description? Planting of trees to prevent wind erosion.

A. asthenosphere
B. humus
C. leaching
D. loam
E. lithosphere
F. parent material
G. soil structure
H. friable
I. soil profile
J. mechanical weathering
K. windbreak
L. horizon
M. terrace
N. soil texture
O. weathering
P. chemical weathering
Q. contour farming


Answer: K

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