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← GeographyWhich geographical feature arises when carbonic acid accelerates limestone dissolution?
A)Extensive karst topography formation✓
B)Increased floodplain sedimentation
C)Accelerated shield volcano eruption
D)Expanded desert dune migration
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Karst topography arises via dissolution because carbonic acid reacts with calcium carbonate in limestone, increasing permeability in the presence of joints and bedding planes, therefore enhanced dissolution forms subsurface drainage networks and sinkholes rather than other geological processes.
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