Which outcome occurs when prolonged continental aridity limits vegetation?

💡 Explanation

Extensive loess deposition occurs because aeolian processes remove fine silt and clay particles via deflation concentrating it elsewhere. This occurs because limited vegetation reduces soil cohesion, therefore increasing wind erodibility and loess production rather than stabilization.

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