Which risk increases when poorly-constructed stone terraces experience excessive rainfall during pre-Columbian maize cultivation?

💡 Explanation

When excessive rainfall occurs on poorly built terraces, increased pore pressure within the soil reduces its shear strength, leading to slope instability and mass wasting. Therefore increased mass wasting risk results, rather than the alternatives which require different environmental factors and mechanisms influencing crop yield.

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