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In the Indo-Gangetic plains, the older alluvium is known as ___________.
In the Indo-Gangetic plains, the older alluvium is known as ___________.
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The correct option is A Bhangar
The right answer is Bhangar.
- Bhangar plains are upland, and consist of older alluvial soil. Bhangar areas are less prone to flooding but are usually more sandy and less fertile as well.
- Khadar plains are low lying and consist of new alluvial deposits and are often very fertile.
- The rivers, after descending from the mountains deposit pebbles in a narrow belt of about 8 to 16km in width lying parallel to the slopes of the Shiwaliks. It is known as Bhabar. All the streams disappear in this bhabar belt.
- South of Bhabar belt, the stream and rivers re-emerge and create a wet, swampy and marshy region known as Terai.
The right answer is Bhangar.
- Bhangar plains are upland, and consist of older alluvial soil. Bhangar areas are less prone to flooding but are usually more sandy and less fertile as well.
- Khadar plains are low lying and consist of new alluvial deposits and are often very fertile.
- The rivers, after descending from the mountains deposit pebbles in a narrow belt of about 8 to 16km in width lying parallel to the slopes of the Shiwaliks. It is known as Bhabar. All the streams disappear in this bhabar belt.
- South of Bhabar belt, the stream and rivers re-emerge and create a wet, swampy and marshy region known as Terai.
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