1) Definethefollowing

1. Catchmentareaanareadrainedbya
majorriveranditstributaries
2. Drainagebasintheareaofland
surroundingalargeriver,alakeorasea
fromwhichwaterandstreamsrundown
intoit.theareadrainedbyasingleriver.
3. Watershed/divideanyhigher
groundsuchasamountainoranupland
thatseperatestwoadjoiningdrainage
basins.
4. Lakealargelowlyingareafilledwith
water
5. Drainageasystemofflowingwater
fromahigherleveltoalowerlevel.
6. Riveranaturalstreamofflowing
waterfromamountain/lakeorspringto
thesea,
LAKEORANOTHERWATERBODY.

7. Inlanddrainageriverswhichdonot
reachtheseabutemptytheirwaterinto
alakeoranyotherwaterbody.
8. Dendriticpatternthestreamwithits
tributariesresemblingthebranchesofa
tree
9. Trellispatternthetributariesjoining
themainseaatrightangleorpart.
10. Radialpatternthestreamwithits
tributariesresemblingthebranchesfrom
acentralpeak
11. Centrifugalpatternstreamsemerging
fromallsidestowardsacentral
depression(oppositeofradialpattern
12. Meanderswindingsectionsorloops
ofariverthatswingfromonesideto
anotherasitflowsoveraleveltrack
normallyalongItsmiddleandlower
course

13. Confluencewheretworiversmeet.
egAllahabadanddevaprayag
14. Sourcewhereariverstartseg
Gangotri,
15. Mouthwhereariverendsandenters
thesea
16. Coursethewholelengthofariver
1.Whatismeantbyawaterdivide?give
oneexample
Answeranarea,suchasamountainor
anupland,whichseperatestwodrainage
basinsisknownaswaterdivideegganga
riverbasin
2.whichisthelargestriverbasininindia?
Answergangariverbasin
3.wheredotheriverIndusandgangahave
theirorigin?
Answersindus=mansorovar,ganga=
gangotri

4.namethetwoheadstreamsofthe
ganga.wheredotheymeettoformthe
ganga?
Anwerbhagirathiandalaknandaat
devaprayag
5.whydoestheBrahmaputrainits
tibetianparthavelesssilt,despitealonger
course?
AnswerinTibettherivercarriesasmaller
volumeofwaterandlesssiltasitisacold
anddryarea
6.whichtwopeninsulariversflowthrough
trough?
Ansnarmadaandtapti
7.statesomeeconomicalbenefitsof
riversandland?
Ans1.waterfromfromtheriveristhe
basicnaturalresourceessentialforvarious
humanactivities.waterisusedfor

irrigation,navigation,hydroelectricity
generation,agriculture,etc.
2.ithasidealconditionsforcivilizationto
flourish
3.theyprovidewatervforthesurvivalof
man
4.theyprovidewaterforirrigation
5.theymakethesoilfertile
6.theyprovidefish
7.Theyareuedfortransportation
8.theyserveasarteriescommerce
9.theyareusedforgenerationof
hydroelectricity
10.theyareidealfortourism
8)differentiatebetweenhimalyanand
peninsulariver
Anshimalyanriver
Theyoriginatefromglaciers
Theysnowfed

 Theycarvedeepvalleys
Theyareusefulforirrigation
Theyareperennial
Theyarelong
Peninsulariver
Theyoriginatedfromplateau
Theyformbroadandshallowvalleys
Theyareusefulforhydropower
Theyarenonperennial
Theyareshort
9)comparetheeastfollowingandthe
westflowingriversofthepeninsula
plateau
Eastflowing
TheydrainintothebayofBengal
Theyformdeltas
Theirtributariesarelarge
Theyflowthroughshallowvalleys

 ExampleMahanadi,godawari
Westflowing
Theydrainintoarabiansea
Theyformestuaries
Theirtributariesareshort
Theyflowthroughriftvalleys
Examplenarmada,tapti
Extraquestions
1. Whatarethecausesofwaterpollution
andwhatarethewaystocontrolit?
Anscauses
Factoriesdischargeeffluents
Disposalofsewage
Overuseoffertilizers
Oceanwatersgetpollutedbyleakage
fromoiltankers
Waystocontrol

 Factoriesshouldnotbeallowedto
disposal
Effluentsintotheriverwater
Wastematerialsshouldbetreated
beforebeingdischarge
Minimizingtheuseoffertilizers
2) Whatcanriverpollutionleadto?
Waterbornediseases
Soilerosion
Disturbingtheaquaticecosystem
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