The Emergence Machine

Floodplain

physical · Geography · Level 7 · E0

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Emergence definition

Floodplain is an area of land adjacent to a river that is subject to flooding, typically flat and composed of alluvial deposits, where the river's flow and erosion shape the surrounding landscape.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “floodplain” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
floodplain
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L4L2L1L0HazeParticleFloodplainServingFloodFoodLightCloudOrganismRiverRock… intermediate l…FormLandLifeLiquidActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • River L4 (requires)
    An area of land adjacent to a river that is subject to flooding, typically flat and composed of alluvial deposits.
  • Flood L6 (requires) Geography sense
    An area of land adjacent to a river that is subject to flooding, typically flat and composed of alluvial deposits.