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प्रश्न
How are Ox-bow lakes formed?
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उत्तर
Due to continuous erosion and deposition along the sides of the meander, the ends of the meander loop comes closer and closer. In due course of time the meander loop cuts off from the river and forms a cutoff lake, also called an Ox-bow lake.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Rewrite the correct statement:
River’s work is more prominent than other agents of erosion in desert regions.
List the landforms that are a result of the erosional work of the rivers.
The collection of sediments from all the mouths of river forms ______.
Rivers generally originate from a ______ or ______.
______ is a stream or river that flow into and joins the main river.
Describe Delta.
The term ‘meander’ has been named on the basis of Meander River of ______.
How is a delta formed? Give an example of deltas.
Identify and name the landform in the following diagram:
Assertion (A): The deltas are formed near the mouth of the river.
Reason (R): The velocity of the river becomes slow when it approaches the sea.
