1)true or false Removing trees from a mountainside actually decreases flooding & erosion, because it allows the rain to soak directly into the ground more quickly.

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Removing trees from a mountainside actually decreases flooding & erosion, because it allows the rain to soak directly into the ground more quickly.

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Indicate Yes or No whether the following factors are leading to the decline of the Northern Spotted Owl.

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Loss of the multi-layered canopy needed by the owl for hunting and cover
 
           [ Choose ]             No             Yes         
 
Global warming and melting of the ice caps causing sea levels to rise.
 
           [ Choose ]             No             Yes         
 
Overhunting of the owl for food.
 
           [ Choose ]             No             Yes         
 
Competition and predation of the spotted owl by the barred owl

 

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Soil erosion is the wearing away of a field's topsoil by the natural physical forces of water and wind. This process leads to infertility of the soil as well as several other soil related issues. Flooding is an overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.

 

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