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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when irrigation in arid climates mobilizes soluble salts?
A)Soil salinization concentrates near surface✓
B)Enhanced aggregation favors water drainage
C)Chelation increases essential nutrient uptake
D)Pedogenesis accelerates horizon differentiation
💡 Explanation
Surface accumulation happens because capillary action coupled with the **leaching** of alkaline minerals draws dissolved salts upwards; therefore, soil salinization concentrates near the topsoil layer, rather than nutrients necessarily becoming chelated or horizons rapidly differentiating.
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