Which constraint increased the risk of soil destabilization in terraced maize agriculture of the Inca civilization?

💡 Explanation

When rainfall exceeded drainage capacity, soil saturation increased pore water pressure, reducing shear strength and promoting landslides. Therefore excessive rainfall causes instability, rather than soil depletion, wall degradation or monoculture, each requiring different soil failure mechanisms related to structural, nutritive and biological aspects respectively.

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