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River terraces at the same height on both sides of a river are called:

ANatural levees
BAlluvial fans
CPaired terraces
DPoint bars
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Paired terraces
1. Terraces mark old floodplain levels. 2. Matching ones are paired terraces. 3. They result from vertical erosion. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 7, Landforms and their Evolution._
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