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← GeographyWhich outcome develops where increasing sediment load impedes plate subduction?
A)Uplift and accretionary wedge formation✓
B)Increased frequency of deep earthquakes
C)Development of a mid-ocean ridge
D)Formation of island arc volcanism
💡 Explanation
Reduced subduction velocity leads to compression; hence sediment deformation via orogenic shortening causes uplift and an accretionary wedge, because compressive forces dominate. Therefore, uplift occurs rather than earthquakes; that are due to deep faulting.
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