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How does a floodplain form and why do people live on flood plains?
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Does Neptune have flood plains?
No. Neptune does not have a solid surface on which a floodplain might form.
Why are floodplain both good and bad areas for people to live?
flood plains are good places for people to live around because floodplains form delta and delta is good to grow crops and deltas make fertile land which is good to grow crops at. flood plains are bad places to live around because if you live next to flood plains your house can get flooded and then you wouldn't have a place to live.
Why are they called flood plains?
A plain is basically a large, flat area and flood plains are the large flat areas to either sides of rivers. These areas, when it rains so much that the river bursts its banks, are covered in water: flooded.
How does floodplain formes?
They form from deposition NOT EROSION!!
Does Neptune have floods?
No. Neptune does not have a solid surface on which a floodplain might form.
What is the noun form of flood?
The word 'flood' is a noun, a word for a flow of water that rises and spreads over the land; a general word for an overwhelming quantity of people or things; a word for a thing.The noun form of the verb to flood is the gerund, flooding.
Is there anyway to protect the land and people from the effects of floods?
To protect people from the effects of floods, ensure that people do not build homes, factories, cities or towns in flood plains. Since that is not usually practical, the best way to protect both people and the land form floods is to control the waterways so that they do not flood. The US was deeply in vested in such controls during the 20th century, and it was found that flood controls sometimes have unintended negative effects, such as the destruction of salmon spawing grounds, erosion and loss of river deltas, and the silting up of stretches of rivers.
What is a halo flood?
The Flood is a form of parasite, which can infect living people and aliens to turn them into zombie-like monsters. For more information, go to www.halopedian.com and search for flood in the search bar on the left side of the page.
Is the flood from halo real?
Definitely no, but there might be some possibility, since in Halo the Flood where discovered by the Forerunners in someplace unknown. The people who created Halo might have took the idea and form of the Flood by the blood-sucking ticks, or is is spelt tics?
Are the great plains a land form?
Yes, The Great Plains is a landform.
Where does a flood form?
A flood will form in areas where there is heavy rainfalls and poor drainage. This means that there so much water that does not have an exit channel.
How are outwash plains formed?
Outwash plains are formed by meltwater form glaciers.
