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← GeographyWhich consequence results when increased wind shear accelerates deflation in deserts?
A)Development of desert pavement (reg)✓
B)Formation of transverse sand dunes
C)Increased rate of loess deposition
D)Stabilization of ephemeral stream channels
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Desert pavement forms because deflation removes fine particles via aerodynamic entrainment, leaving behind larger rocks and pebbles; therefore, the reg develops rather than dunes, loess deposition increase, or channel stabilization, which require sediment deposition.
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