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People cut down a forest to build a housing development. Describe two ways this action will likely affect the water cycle in the local environment.

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First way it will affect the enviroment is that there wont be any trees to soak up water from rainstorms
Second Water wont be brought up to the surface due to the fact there are no roots to do that

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