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Constructive plate boundaries occur when two tectonic plates move away from each other. These tectonic plates drift apart due to the convection currents in the magma present in the Earth's mantle which origi...

This is a change in the course of a river usually occuring downstream It is curvatious in nature and is usually surrounded by a flood plain The velocity and energy contained by the river is high around the o...

Firstly, in your answer it is always good to start with the definition of the key word being asked about. So what is Urban Sprawl? Urban sprawl is literally the spread of urban areas into low-density areas. ...

The formation of a stack occurs at a high energy coastline involving many forms of erosion. These include weathering , wave and wind erosion. Examples include freezethaw, hydraulic action and abrasion. Over ...

1. Curvature of the earth + Angle of Incidence - The suns angle in the sky decreases towards the poles due to the curvature of the earth , which spreads the heat energy over a larger surface area- The suns r...