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प्रश्न
Distinguish between:
U shaped valley and V-shaped valley
फरक स्पष्ट करा
उत्तर
| U shaped valley | V-shaped valley |
| It is an erosional feature formed by glaciers as an agent of erosion. | It is an erosional feature formed by the river as an agent of erosion. |
| The glacier moves through the pre-existing valley to form U-shaped valleys. | The river carves out its own valleys. |
| Due to lateral erosion, the valley becomes broad at the bottom. | Due to vertical downcutting, the valley deepens. |
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Agents of Erosion and Landforms - Work of Glacier
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Choose the correct option by identifying the correct correlation in the sentence:
Sometimes, the river starts erosion upstream. This happens when the headstream gets a lot of water in the early stages of the river’s flow.
Give a geographical reason:
Snowline decides the limit of glacier work as an agent of erosion.
In which diagram of the three will you find end moraines?
See the figure given below A, B, C. Answer the following questions.
Questions:
- What differences do you find in the three figures?
- Identify the landforms formed due to erosion by glaciers.
- Where can U–shape valley be formed?
- In which region will deposition start?
- Identify the landforms formed by deposition by glaciers.
