Question

The highest density of population can be expected in _________.

• A. A fertile but low-lying area prone to floods
• B. A fertile alluvial plain with abundant rainfall
• C. Dense forested regions with abundant rainfall
• D. A dry region prone to droughts

Answer 1

The correct option is B A fertile alluvial plain with abundant rainfall

The highest density of population can be expected in a fertile alluvial plain with abundant rainfall.

An alluvial plain is a largely flat landform created by the deposition of sediment over a long period of time by one or more rivers coming from highland regions, from which alluvial soil forms. A floodplain is part of the process, being the smaller area over which the rivers flood at a particular period of time, whereas the alluvial plain is the larger area representing the region over which the floodplains have shifted over geological time.