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Alluvial Fan
A fan-shaped area of sediments that forms when the movement of water is moved. |
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Fluvial Environment
A river that’s shape or natural course is changed due to human impact. |
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Lacustrine Environment
A lake like environment that is situated in a topographic depression or dammed river channel. |
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Desert
A very dry climate usually containing sand. |
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Swamp
A wetland found near trees and shrubs. They often occur near rivers and streams. |
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Delta
A group of sediments that have collected at the mouth of a river. |
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Beaches
Made up of very small, loose grains of rock, also known and sand. They occur on the shores of bodies of water. |
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