Описание:The course provides basic concepts of the single erosion-accumulative process. The intensity of the occurrence of erosion and accumulation processes in different landscape conditions. Factors and indicators of erosion and accumulation processes. The influence of the size of catchment basins, the shapes of the longitudinal profile on the intensity of erosion-accumulative process. The influence of topography and rainfall on erosion-accumulative process. Ecological and biospheric functions of soils. Resistance of different soils against erosion. Discusses issues of vulnerability of erosion and accumulation of the complexes in relation to natural environmental changes and anthropogenic stresses. Assesses the role of erosion and accumulation processes in changing the quality of the environment, first of all, a man in the course of interaction between nature and society.