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प्रश्न
Distinguish between the following pair:
Degradation and aggradation
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उत्तर
| Sr. No. | Degradation | Aggradation |
| 1. | Wearing down or lowering of land surface. | Building up or raising of land surface. |
| 2. | Caused by erosion (by rivers, wind, glaciers, sea waves). | Caused by deposition of sediments |
| 3. | Creates landforms like valleys, gorges, canyons. | Creates landforms like floodplains, deltas, sand dunes. |
| 4. | Example: River cutting its bed deeper. | Example: River depositing silt on floodplains. |
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