Depositional Landforms Created by Rivers

Q.

What are Barchans?

1. Short-lived microscopic organisms

2. The mouth of the river

3. A deposit of sand and mud in a river channel

4. Crescent-shaped sand dunes

Q. Which of the following landforms are suitable for cultivation?

1. Floodplains
2. Alluvial Fans
3. Meanders
4. Oxbow lakes

Q. Which of the following is/are not depositional landform(s)?

1. Rapids
2. Alluvial Fan
3. Delta
4. Waterfall

Q. are depositional landforms created at the mouth of a river.

1. Deltas
2. Pot holes
3. Levees

Q. How are alluvial fans created by rivers?

1. Erosion of outer banks of a river to form a loop
2. Erosion of landforms in the middle course of the river
3. Deposition of heavier sediments due to gentler slopes
4. Collapsing of hard rocks due to the pressure of a waterfall

Q. How are alluvial fans created by rivers?

1. Erosion of outer banks of a river to form a loop
2. Erosion of landforms in the middle course of the river
3. Deposition of heavier sediments due to gentler slopes
4. Collapsing of hard rocks due to the pressure of a waterfall

Q. Which of the following landforms are suitable for cultivation?

1. Floodplains
2. Alluvial Fans
3. Meanders
4. Oxbow lakes

Q. Alluvial fans are suitable for agriculture.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following landforms are suitable for cultivation?

1. Floodplains
2. Alluvial Fans
3. Meanders
4. Oxbow lakes

Q. Select the depositional landforms created by rivers.

1. Floodplains
2. Gorges
3. Levees
4. Valleys
5. Alluvial fans
6. Deltas
7. Estuaries
8. Meanders

Q. Explain any three types of erosional landforms created by rivers.

Q. When a river floods, the finer particles are deposited away from the banks whereas the coarse particles are deposited near the banks. This results in the formation of which type of landform?

1. Floodplains
2. Alluvial Fans
3. Deltas
4. Levees