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← GeographyWhich process causes the formation of fincas or terraced agriculture in upland alluvial valleys?
A)Increased soil deposition from flash floods
B)Decreased soil erosion through slope stabilization✓
C)Elevated land subsidence due to saturation
D)Accelerated nutrient leaching by irrigation
💡 Explanation
When alluvial valleys are terraced, slope stabilization occurs because the reduced slope angle decreases runoff velocity and encourages infiltration, lessening soil erosion. Therefore decreased soil erosion results, rather than increased deposition, subsidence, or leaching, which are caused by different hydrological or geological conditions.
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