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The broad flat valley floors that are carved out by wondering streams are called flood plain and the two methods of the streams eroding the rocks to form the flood plain are down cutting and lateral erosion.

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Broad flat valley floors carved by wandering streams?

Such valleys are typically formed by sediments carried and deposited by meandering streams over time. The slow and lateral movement of meandering streams creates a wide, flat valley floor as they continuously deposit sediment along their banks. These types of valleys can often be found in regions with low gradients and high sediment loads.


What is the shape of a valley left behind by a glacier?

The shape of a valley carved by a glacier is U shaped. A valley carved by a river is V shaped.


How are alluvial formed?

· Alluvial fans develop where streams issue from canyons onto adjacent valley floors and deposit sediments derived through the erosion of rocks upstream.


What is sentence for alluvial fan?

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What kind of streams form V-shaped valley?

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How can you tell if a valley was carved by a glacier or a river?

Valleys carved by glaciers are U-shaped, while those carved by rivers are V-shaped.


Is valley an adjective?

Valley is a noun. But it is used as an 'adjunct' or adjective to describe things in or about a valley: valley floor, valley streams, valley residents.


What is the glacial valley in Yosemite carved out by?

As hinted by your question, the valley in Yosemite is carved out by none other than glaciers! Over time, the movement of these large chunks of ice eroded the rocks into the valley we know of today.


How many floors is the pitifall valley in Pokemon red rescue team?

it has 25 floors.


What is streams formed by melting ice when a valley glacier stops advancing called?

Meltwater streams formed by melting ice when a valley glacier stops advancing are called proglacial streams. These streams are commonly found at the terminus of a glacier where melting ice produces large volumes of water that flow down the valley.


In high mountains a valley carved by a stream has the shape of a?

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Does the Indus Valley have any rivers?

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