If mountains are _ of trees, rains will soon wash the fertile topsoil down the slope to end as useless silt below.
Correct answer: C. Stripped
- A. Deforested
- B. Afforested
- C. Stripped
- D. Shortage
Explanation
'Stripped 'means to rip away and remove while 'deforested 'means to cut down and 'afforested 'means plant. 'Shortage 'refers to a lack of a resource. In this case, 'stripped' is used as it is referring to trees ripped away and not cut down.
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