Question

Name an area in India where sheet erosion is found ?

Answer 1

Sheet Erosion occurs in Ganga basin and in Hilly areas.The example are:

1.North east areas
2.Uttarakhand
3.Jammu&kashmir etc.

Answer 2

Sheet erosion in India is found in The Indus-Ganga Plains.

Explanation:

The type of erosion in which uniform flow of water erodes the top layer of the soil is called as Sheet erosion. It is also called Sheet wash. Usually such type of natural phenomenon occurs in the regions where soil is loosely bound.

For instance the field which is freshly ploughed is the major victim of sheet erosion.

In India usually sheet erosion occurs in regions such as:

• Coastal Plains

• Hilly regions

• Flood Plains

Indus Ganga Plain is an example of flood plains.