NEET Biology question

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Deforestation will decrease **[AIPMT 1990]**

(A)Soil erosion
(B)Land slides
(C)Soil fertility
(D)RainfallCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Forests play a key role in the local water cycle through transpiration, which contributes moisture to the atmosphere and influences precipitation; removing forest cover (deforestation) therefore tends to decrease rainfall in the affected region. Deforestation instead

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