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November 06, 2020 • 15:19 pm 30 points
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  • Geology (GG)

A plain of eroded bedrock in an arid region a mountain and a basin is known as

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    Sajan sarthak Best Answer

    It typically slopes(5-7°) down from the base of a steeper retreating desert cliff, or escarpment,but may continue to exist after the mountain has eroded away.  It is caused by erosion. It develops when sheets of running water (laminar sheet flows) wash over it in intense rainfall events. It may be thinly covered with fluvial gravel that has washed over it from the foot of mountains produced by cliff retreat erosion. It is typically a concave surface gently sloping away from mountainous desert areas. Coalescence of pediments over a large area results in a pediplain.

  • Owishi Sarkar best-answer

    A) Pediment is the answer. Pediplains are actually formed by the convergence of pediments. Piedmonts are formed by lateral joining of alluvial fans. Peneplains are plain lands produced by river in the old stages of river.

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