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Question
Give a geographical reason:
There is a direct relationship between the velocity of the agents and the process of deposition.
Solution
There is a direct relationship between the velocity of the agents and the process of deposition because -
- The velocity at which the agent is moving has a great impact on the deposition.
- If the stream or wind slows down, the carrying capacity and the particle sizes carried and deposited will decrease.
- If a stream flows faster, say during floods or when the river is in the mountains, then the carrying power of the stream and the sizes of particles deposited will increase.
- On the other hand, if there is a change in the slope of the land or in the direction of flow, deposition may occur there.
- If the slope of a region is almost absent like in a plain region, the rivers are unable to carry the sediments further and start depositing.
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