Which impact results when meandering streams incise into a landscape undergoing tectonic uplift?

💡 Explanation

When tectonic uplift occurs, the increased elevation gradient causes streams to downcut, because the increased potential energy is dissipated through channel incision, forming entrenched meanders. Therefore the development of incised meanders results, rather than sedimentation, braiding, or progradation which occur under different base-level and sediment supply conditions.

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