Entrenched meanders are evidence for what sequence of geologic events?
A) Stream downcutting was followed by a rise in base level.
B) A sea level rise was followed by stream downcutting.
C) Lateral cutting by streams was followed by subsidence of the land.
D) Land uplift was followed by stream downcutting.
Ans: D) Land uplift was followed by stream downcutting.
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