Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true of floodplains?
A) they rarely occur in a fluvial landscape.
B) they are erosional landforms.
C) they often evolve after a stream has ceased downcutting at a significant rate.
D) they are the areas of a stream where terraces are present.
E) they interrupt the stream profile.
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