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← GeographyWhich landform develops when solifluction lobes advance over previously deposited sediments?
A)Terraced slope with arcuate risers✓
B)Braided stream with multiple channels
C)Hanging valley with steep cliffs
D)Esker ridge with sorted gravel
💡 Explanation
When solifluction occurs in periglacial environments, repeated thawing and freezing causes saturated soil to flow downslope, with the lobe fronts forming small terraces with arcuate risers as they push against existing stable ground. Therefore a terraced slope forms, rather than braided streams, hanging valleys, or eskers, which relate to fluvial or glacial erosion/deposition.
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