Multiple choice

Alluvial con is predominant in

  1. coastal belt

  2. piedmont zone

  3. delta region

  4. pediment region
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Alluvial cones (or fans) are formed when a stream leaves a narrow mountain canyon and enters a broad valley or plain, depositing its load due to the sudden decrease in velocity. This transition zone at the foot of a mountain is called the piedmont zone.

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