IELTS reading vocabulary Practice
Dense vegetation in wetlands reduces the ______ of floodwaters.
Question type: sentence completion · Difficulty: intermediate
- A. groundwater aquifers
- B. carbon sequestration
- C. velocity and erosive power
- D. storm surges
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Paragraph B explains that 'The dense vegetation of marshes, swamps, and fens acts as a form of natural friction, reducing the velocity and erosive power of floodwaters.' The sentence is completed by identifying what the vegetation reduces.