Distinguish between Alluvial Plain and Flood Plain.

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S.No.	Alluvial Plain	Flood Plain
(i)	A fan shaped deposition made by the river at the foothills is called an alluvial plain.	Fine sediments are deposited on river banks when a river floods and is called flood plain.
(ii)	These deposits are rich and fertile useful for cultivation.	These sediments make the region rich and fertile.

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