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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when fine loess sediment subsides?
A)Unstable soil foundation development✓
B)Amplified regional seismic activity
C)Increased surface water alkalinity
D)Decreased rates carbonic weathering
💡 Explanation
Unstable soil foundations happen because hydroconsolidation, induced by moisture, causes loess's porous structure settlement; therefore, land becomes uneven, rather than changes in alkalinity or the bedrock weathering related to seismic activity.
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