Which outcome resulted most directly from intensive maize farming on hillsides in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica?

💡 Explanation

When intensive maize farming was practiced on steep hillsides, deforestation occurred, eliminating root systems that prevent erosion because intensive land cleared destabilized the top soil. Therefore, increased soil erosion and sedimentation occurred, rather than phosphorus depletion, prairie expansion, or increased biodiversity, which require different agricultural systems and climate condition.

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