When humans remove vegetation from an area, the water cycle is most directly affected in which way?
a. clouds in the area will increase
b. runoff from the area will decrease
c. evaporation in the area will decrease
d. precipitation in the area will increase

The correct answer is letter C. evaporation in the area will decrease. When humans remove vegetation from an area, the water cycle is MOST directly affected on the evaporation side. The evaporation in that area will decrease because there'll be no more plants that will hasten the evaporation process. This will create an abnormality in the water cycle.

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Answer (b) the meter will display a negative sign;