BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Author: STARR
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Chapter 44, Problem 3SA
Deforestation ______.
| a. increases mineral runoff from soil |
| b. decreases local temperature |
| c. increases local rainfall |
| d. all of the above |
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