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A plain is a level area of land. A delta is land created by a river that deposits soil. The term "delta" usually impies the triangular shape of land at the opening of a river into a sea or lake. However a delta can be formed by flooding of large rivers. Just below Memphis, there is some flat land that has deep, fertile top soil that has been created by thousands of years of flooding by the Mississippi River. These plains are deltas.
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What is a synonym for floodplain?
alluvial plain, coastal plain, delta, delta plain.
What part of a river would you have best luck growing food?
The flood plain. Delta
Plain at the mouth of the river?
That is called a delta.
Where is the largest delta plain situated?
indus delta
What is a synonym for 'delta' in geography?
Flood plain, alluvial plain, tidal plain, firth, inlet, bayou, estuary, slough, and river mouth are all terms that are synonymous with 'delta'.
How are the delta and nile similar?
The Mississippi Delta technically is not a delta but part of an alluvial plain. The links below will give the details.
What is the difference between a delta and a flood plain?
A delta is formed at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited, creating a fan-shaped landform. A floodplain, on the other hand, is the flat area around a river that is covered in water during times of flooding. Essentially, a floodplain is an area that can be part of a delta but not all deltas have floodplains.
What term is used for the triangular-shaped deposit of sediment sometime found at the mouth of a river?
An alluvial plain, sometimes also referred to as a fluvial plain.
The silt that a river leaves at its mouth forms a lowland called a?
It is a flood plain.
What is a low lying delta?
A delta is a low area at the base of a river. It is usually a plain where there is a layer of deposited sediment.
What is a low plain that forms where a river enters a ocean?
a low plain that forms where a river enters the ocean is called a DELTA.AND IM AWESOME A DELTA IS ALSO A TRIANGLAR SHAPED LAND .
What is a fan shaped plain that's at the mouth of a river?
that would be a delta
