Multiple choice

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of landform developed under fluvial cycle of erosion?

  1. Gorge, flood plain, piedmont plan, delta

  2. Gorge, piedmont plan, flood plain, delta

  3. Gorge, piedmont plan, delta, flood plain

  4. Piedmont plan, Gorge, flood plain, delta
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Explanation

In the fluvial cycle of erosion, a river first forms a gorge in the mountains. As it erodes downward and laterally, it creates a piedmont plain at the mountain foot. With continued deposition, a floodplain forms. Finally, at the mouth, a delta develops where sediment is deposited.

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