Question

1.
LO 4
2. Why forests do not get flooded even after heavy rains? (Hint: roots of trees)
266 Human Intervention in Natural Phenomena​

Answer 1

Explanation:

It does not sink into the ground more than half as readily as in the forest, as experiments have shown. The result is that a great deal of water reaches the streams in a short time, which is the reason why floods occur. It is therefore true that forests tend to prevent floods.