Flood plains are very fertile.

Explain

As the river floods, it deposits layers of fine soil and other materials called sediments along its banks.
This leads to the formation of a flat fertile flood plain. So the flood plains are very fertile.

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Chapter 2.2: Landforms - Evaluation [Page 162]

Chapter 2.2 Landforms
Evaluation | Q VII. 2. | Page 162

______ is a deposition of river sediments along the foot-hills.

The place where the river joins a lake or a sea is known as ______.

The place of the origin of the river is ______.

Rivers generally originate from a ______ or ______.

Name the waterfall located on the borders of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa.

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.

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.

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.