Question

Which of the following is not a consequence of deforestation?
A. increase in soil erosion
B. increase in earth’s temperature
C. decrease in rainfall
D. decrease in floods

Answer 1

Answer:

d. decrease in floods

Explanation:

all the above a,b,c are the consequences of deforestation

Answer 2

D. decrease in floods

Explanation:

Deforestation is the permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides forest. Unauthorized felling of trees for timber, trade and firewood leads to deforestation. Animals lose their habitat and many species become vulnerable to poaching and extinction. Deforestation increases the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, thus contributing to global warming. Deforestation leads to increase in soil erosion and decrease in rainfall.  

Option D is the answer.