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← GeographyWhich risk increases when concentrated livestock farming accelerates soil acidification above subsurface limestone?
A)Accelerated sinkhole formation and land collapse✓
B)Increased surface river meandering
C)Enhanced soil carbon sequestration rates
D)Decreased rates of mineral weathering
💡 Explanation
Increased soil acidity enhances chemical weathering, causing dissolution of limestone bedrock. This is because, in karst regions, dissolution is the key mechanism causing subsurface voids; therefore, sinkhole formation accelerates, rather than a competing effect such as soil stabilization.
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