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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when katabatic winds encounter vegetation?
A)Loess deposit formation✓
B)Formation of medial moraines
C)Creation of striations on bedrock
D)Development of glacial erratics
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The mechanism of aeolian transport leads to loess deposits because strong katabatic winds carry fine sediments from glaciated valleys. Subsequently, when slowed by vegetation at lower elevations, the sediments are deposited. Therefore, loess deposits form, rather than glacial features.
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