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← GeographyWhich consequence results when rapid tectonic uplift occurs?
A)Incised meanders form rapidly downstream✓
B)Increased rates of regional salinization
C)Abyssal plain size abruptly increases
D)Localized stratospheric ozone layer collapse
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Rapid uplift increases stream energy, causing increased erosion and channel downcutting. Incised meanders subsequently carve deeply into the landscape through vertical erosion, because downcutting is favored rather than lateral migration. Therefore, incised meanders form due to uplift, rather than other regional processes.
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