Which outcome would occur if the raised bed supports within floating Aztec Chinampa farms failed structurally?

💡 Explanation

Cultivated land is lost because the mechanism of slumping due to soil cohesion and decreased lateral support means farm beds collapse with no edge support, therefore soil disperses into the surrounding water rather than remaining intact.

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