People living in the Amazon Rain Forest want to clear the forest of vegetation and create farmland so they can grow crops. How will clearing away vegetation affect soil erosion

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People living in the Amazon Rain Forest want to clear the forest of vegetation and create farmland so they can grow crops. How will clearing away vegetation affect soil erosion

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When the vegetation is cleared, the loosened topsoil would be easily blown off and the soil would be eroded quicker.

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