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How are flood plains formed?
Sometimes, due to heavy rains or increases water levels, a river overflows its banks. This leads to the flooding of the neighbouring areas. As a result of these floods, layers of fine soil and other material called sediments gets deposited along its banks. This leads to the formation of a flat fertile floodplain. The raised banks are called levees.
Match the following.
(i) Glacier | (a) Sea shore |
(ii) Meanders | (b) Mushroom rock |
(iii) Beach | (c) River of ice |
(iv) Sand dunes | (d) Rivers |
(v) Waterfall | (e) Vibrations of earth |
(vi) Earthquake | (f) Sea cliff |
(g) Hard bed rock | |
(h) Deserts |