People cut down a forest to build a housing development. describe two ways this action will likely affect the water cycle in the local environment. (5 points)

 The water in the will be in demand of humans and as well the animals in the area. Or the water habitat will be destroyed if it was a pond, river or lake, But if it were an ocean it could but unavailable to the animals or polluted.   

It will affect the water cycle in:

Firstly, that most of the water that falls to the ground or is in it, cannot be absorbed, because the plant that is responsible for collecting said water, and therefore, this water would hardly participate in the water cycle . Secondly, the plant plays a fundamental role in the water cycle, since plants eliminate water in a vapor state through its leaves through the process known as transpiration.