Which outcome resulted from terrace abandonment affecting pre-Columbian maize farming?

💡 Explanation

Increased soil erosion occurred because loss of terraced walls eliminates their *structural support*, thereby causing topsoil detachment down the slope, rather than nitrogen fixation or species changes.

• Which limitation increased risk during intensive chinampa farming?
• Which consequence results when atmospheric refraction corrupts sextant readings during celestial navigation?
• Which constraint forced adaptation to the terraced landscapes of the Inca?
• Which constraint was most amplified during construction of Sacsayhuamán using stone?
• Which environmental consequence decreased long-term chinampa field productivity within the Valley of Mexico?
• Which outcome accelerated aqueduct scaling during the Roman Empire?