Which change arises if arid region soils experience increased rainfall?

💡 Explanation

Increased rainfall promotes eluviation throughout the soil profile because increased water flow carries finer particles downward via pedogenesis. Therefore, clay eluviation increases, rather than the upward movement of carbonates, which occurs in drier conditions.

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