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← GeographyWhich landscape change occurs due to deflation when prevailing winds erode unprotected playa?
A)Development of desert pavement✓
B)Increased alluvial fan deposition
C)Formation of river terraces
D)Accelerated chemical weathering rates
💡 Explanation
The development of desert pavement occurs because deflation removes fine particles, concentrating larger rocks, therefore the surface becomes armored by the remaining pebbles, rather than soil accumulation or stream erosion causing other landscape changes.
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