Which risk increased within the Inca civilization when large scale stone quarrying destabilized mountain slopes?

💡 Explanation

Increased quarrying causes slope instability by the mechanism of reduced shear strength on the remaining geological structures containing stone, which leads to landslides. Therefore landslide incidence increases, rather than crop fertilization, because quarry debris is not nutrient-rich soil.

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