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The deposition of sediment where there is a steep drop-off into shallow, flat land can create a(n) __________.

a. oxbow lake
b. meander
c. alluvial fan
d. delta

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The deposition of sediment where there is a steep drop-off into shallow, flat land can create an alluvia fan. Option C is correct.

An alluvial fan is a fan or cone-shaped deposit of sediment crossed and built up by streams.

Fans are generally found where a canyon draining from mountainous terrain emerges out onto a flatter plain, and especially along fault-bounded mountain fronts.

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The deposition of sediment where there is a steep drop-off into shallow, flat land can create an C) alluvial fan.
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