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← HistoryWhich outcome arises where medieval chain pumps exceeded design limits in fen drainage?
A)Settlement abandonment, land unsuitable for cultivation✓
B)Increased crop yields, local market surplus
C)Specialized market, specific high flood yield
D)Selective crop, better soil maintenance
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Settlements faced abandonment due to oxidation of the peat soils due to AEROBIC DECOMPOSITION. Increasing drainage exposed the soil leading to decomposition because aerobic conditions are required. Therefore, the land became unsuitable for cultivation rather than an increase when proper oxidation control happened.
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