Environment & Ecology · Environment
How does unsustainable urbanization primarily exacerbate soil and moisture degradation within natural landscapes?
- 1By promoting the formation of calcium nodules that hinder the infiltration of water
- 2By converting natural landscapes into impervious surfaces, which drastically increases surface runoff✓
- 3By increasing the accumulation of sodium and magnesium through excessive irrigation
- 4By facilitating the intense leaching of iron and aluminum compounds in tropical regions
Correct answer
By converting natural landscapes into impervious surfaces, which drastically increases surface runoff
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