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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when the uplift rate reduces in a landscape containing alluvial fans?
A)Fan entrenchment and terrace formation✓
B)Increased sediment transfer efficiency
C)Accelerated channel abandonment upstream
D)Rapid progradation of the fan toe
💡 Explanation
Fan entrenchment occurs when decreased uplift lowers sediment supply, because the river incision mechanism cuts down into the existing alluvial fan surfaces, therefore terraces form rather than continued aggradation.
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