8. Write one difference between
the following:
A. floodplain and levee
B. sand dune and loess
C. tributary and distributary
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A) Difference between floodplain and levee are
A floodplain is an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding. Artificial levees are built on top of natural levees to protect flood-prone areas and all the infrastructure, which should have been built on an uplan
B) difference between sand dune and loess are
a dune is a hill of sand built by aeolian processes( ie wind) which can travell pretty quickly, Loess is an aeolian sediment which forms by the accumulation of wind-blown silt and lesser and variable amounts of either sand or clay (which covers an area over a lot amount of time
C) defference between tributary and distributary are
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. ... The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. Distributaries are most often found in river deltas.
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