10 EFFECTS OF DEFORESTATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT

• Reduction and lowering of water table due to reduced rainfall totals.
• Global warming and increased world temperatures due to reduced cloud cover.

• Mass wasting and soil erosion along the slopes due to absence of trees to trap the soil.
• Reduction of wildlife due to destruction of their natural which reduces foreign exchange.
• Loss of soil fertility due to severe erosion leading to low agricultural output.
• Desertification may arise leading to expansion of deserts.
• Flooding may occur due to mass wasting and soil erosion due to deposition of soil materials in the valley.
• Silting of river valleys due to increased erosion along slopes.

• Shortage of food leading to famine due to less agricultural output.

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