Question

Which of the following human activities can increase the risks of flooding?

a.
cultivation
b.
planting trees
c.
soil management
d.
widening rivers

(Not D)

Answer 1

(A) Cultivation

Step-by-step explanation:

Cultivation is the human activity which can increase the risk of flooding. The upland farmers usually cause waterlogging or flush out this extra soil and water to a nearby river which makes the field bare. Use of cattle and heavy machinery further damages the land. All of the above-mentioned things can cause the land to degenerate. Land degeneration is a process in which the soil loses the capability to absorb water.

Answer 2

I believe the answer is A. Cultivation
Cultivation is the process of transforming land into something that produce resource for us. During this transformation process, we often cause the land to degenerate and make it lose it capability to absorb and sustain water within it, increasing the risk of flooding