Q: Because trees add water vapor to air, cutting down forests leads to longer periods of what?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Water shortages are common in much of the world. People are most likely to run short of water during droughts. A drought is a period of unusually low rainfall. Human actions have increased how often droughts occur. One way people can help to bring on drought is by cutting down trees. Trees add a lot of water vapor to the air. With fewer trees, the air is drier and droughts are more common.

 Choices:

- ice

- harvest

- flooding

- drought


A:
drought