Which outcome occurs when sediment supply outpaces subsidence in a region where multiple alluvial fans coalesce?

💡 Explanation

A bajada forms because lateral sediment deposition via *sediment aggradation* causes alluvial fans to merge. This results in a gently sloping plain at the base of mountains, therefore more bajada formation, rather than channel incision which would require increased flow.

• Which geographic outcome is directly limited by sediment consolidation within alluvial deposits?
• Which consequence results when sediment transport stalls on coastal islands?
• Increased dissolution rates cause which outcome within karst topography?
• Which outcome occurs when suspended sediment load decreases in rivers discharging loess?
• Which mechanism dominates barrier island migration when sediment supply decreases?
• Which consequence results when crustal divergence is restricted?