... not remote22. Forest trees can hold and store the water, therefore ………a) many regions have been deforested for firewood.b) fooding during heavy rains can be minimized.c) deforestation occurs ... between deforestation and climate change.Deforestation occurs at an alarming rate. Twenty-three percentof the earth's land surface is covered by tropical rainforest;however, these forests ... disappear at a rate of 4.6 million hectares ayear. Forests are an integral part for the well-being of life onearth.Figure 3.6: DeforestationMany environmental problems such as flooding of rivers,...