Which of the following activities, if not checked in time, may ultimately lead to the rise in sea level causing the flooding of low-lying coastal areas?
A. desalination
B. desertification
C. deforestation
D. desegregation
Answers
Answer:
Deforestation
Explanation:
Deforestation leads to increase in the floods as rain water is washed away into rivers. As level of water in rivers and eventually increases it leads to flooding of low-lying areas. In addition, the increased greenhouse effect due to deforestation leads to high temperature and melting of snow. This gains increases the water level in rivers and flooding of low-lying areas coastal areas.
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C. deforestation
Explanation:
Deforestation is the term that denotes the loss of trees and other vegetation. Forests can be cleared for agriculture or grazing, or using the timber for fuel, construction or manufacturing. It not only adversely affect the animals living in the forest, but every living form on Earth.
Deforestation causes many ill effects like:
- Climate change
- Desertification
- Soil erosion
- Flooding
- Increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
- Loss of biodiversity.
- Water scarcity
- Loss of Habitat
- Reduced rainfall
- Rise in sea-level.
It is important to protect the current forest cover and also plant more trees in order to save the Earth for future generations.
Option C is the answer.