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← GeographyWhich outcome results with enhanced ventifact formation because vegetation disturbance modifies desert wind patterns?
A)Increased surface abrasion processes✓
B)Accelerated chemical weathering rates
C)Greater deposition of alluvial fans
D)Decreased rate of sand transport
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Increased surface abrasion results because vegetation loss concentrates wind energy through a process termed 'deflation', creating localized high-velocity zones. This enhances abrasive power. Therefor more ventifacts form, rather than reduced abrasion or alluvial depositions.
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