Provide an account of the various erosional and depositional landforms created by running water.
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The landforms formed by running water are called plural landforms. They are formed due to abrasion, attrition and erosion-deposition of matter by running water. Various erosional landforms formed by running water: (1) Waterfalls and cascades - when hard rock remains steady while soft rock in the front is eroded. (2) Rapids - formed by erosion of all surface leaving only an isolated standing dykes structures.
Various depositional landforms: (1) Deltas: Formed by deposition of silt at mouth of river. E.g. Sundarbans Delta on Ganga. (2) Spit of sand banks when silt is accumulated inside convex bank of river. (3) Ox-bow lakes: Formed due to cut off and deposition of silt while meandering. E.g. Suga Beel. (4) Floodplains. E.g. Bangar - old Khadar - new alluvial soils with rivers.
Conclusion
Plural landforms enrich the dynamism of earth and provide picturesque sites to witness.
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Diagram showing various depositional landforms including Deltas, Spit of sand banks, Ox-bow lakes, Floodplains with Bangar-Khadar-Rivers labeled
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Biodiversity and Environment
Environmental Pollution & Degradation
Erosional and depositional landforms
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