That statement is false
Water indeed travel through layers of rocks and soil but they're permeable.It will get straight to the soil so it can be absorbed by the plants to create oxygen
<span>There are 19 States that are completely north of 40 degrees north latitude or otherwise known as the 40th parallel. The states that are north of the 40th parallel are as follows from west to east; Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.</span>
The geological terrain of this region is primarily steppe, grasslands which have poor soil for agrarian (agricultural) lifestyles. Historically, steppe people have had to rob agricultural societies (i.e. Mongols in China) or just eat meat they hunt.
A the log sinks into the water