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What is a area that is built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods?
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∙ 12y ago
it is called an alluvial plane
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What is the name given to soil deposited at the mouth of a river?
The area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river is called river delta.
What is the the area that is covered with sediment when a river repeatedly overflows its banks?
It's called the floodplain and is extremely fertile. It can usually be easily recognized as it's very flat.
In what places do floods happen?
Flood planes, i.e. the flat area of land next to a river.
Is New Mexico's soil fertile?
This answer depends on what part of New Mexico but many parts of New Mexico are fertile and many are not for example one area that is extremely fertile is Penistaja. This area is great for crops and even livestock.
Why do you think the soil is so fertile in this area of the state?
The two rivers carried sediments to the valley, making the soil fertile
What is an area of fertile soil keft by river floods?
Not sure...
What materials comes from the river nile?
Clay for pottery, but more importantly, the floods from the river Nile make the area around the Nile fertile and good for farming many things.
What is the area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river?
The area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river is called river delta.
How can a flood improve an area?
The river carries rocks from the mountains. After continuous movement, these get converted into the rich, fertile alluvial soil. When it floods, the soil gets deposited in the area which is known as floodplain. This extremely fertile soil is useful for growing crops.
What is an extremely fertile area where a river meet an ocean?
A river delta.
What is a fertile river valley?
A fertile river valley is a depression in the earth through which a river runs. The soil in the area of these valleys is able grow and abundance of crops.
What is the flatwide area of land along a riverthat floods when the river overflows?
You are describing a delta or the mouth of a river.
How does Ancient Egypt get its fertile soil?
the Nile river would flood annually which made Egypt extremely fertile GO BEARS 3-0CHEESE MONKEYThe Nile River helped to make Egypt fertile by helping to produce fertile rich soil.
How close did the 1974 floods come to Browns Plains area?
In 1974, Browns Plains was not a developed area. The closest the 1974 floods came to this area was in the area of Chambers Flat Road and areas close to the Logan River.
Why northern plains are fertile?
There are a lot of river systems in North India .The area around these rivers are very fertile since they carry alluvium with them . Thus the northern plains are very fertile.
What land was called the black land?
the fertile area along the river Nile
What does the term Fertile Crescent mean?
The fertile crescent is a nickname for Mesopotamia. Fertile means wet and crescent is a little thinner than half moon. There is another nickname for it due to the fact that it is the land between the rivers. This a true statement too because there are two rivers surrounding it they are the Euphrates river and the Tigris river and the Jordan River.
