SS notes drainage
SS notes drainage
SS notes drainage
Peninsular rivers are seasonal and rain fed, they have shorter courses.
Most of them originate from the Western Ghats and drain bigger areas.
4. Discuss the main features of Indus river system.
Indus rise from Mansarowar in Tibet.
It enters Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir.
It tributaries are Satluj, Beas, Jhelum. Ravi and Chenab.
The Indus basin covers the western part of northern plain.
It is a very fertile plain and has largest net work off canal for irrigation.
5. Mention the main features of Ghodavari Basin.
It has the second largest river basin.
It is also known as Dakshin Ganga.
It is seasonal river, rise from Western Ghats and is rain feds.
It covers 10% of the total land area of India
6. Compare the East flowing and the West flowing rivers of Peninsular India
7. What is the importance of Lakes for human beings? Name a manmade lake
in India. How was it formed?
The damming of the rivers for the generation of the hydel power has
led to the formation of lakes
8. Why are rivers called the life lines of human civilization? Or Rivers constitute
the most useful natural resources. Discuss. Or Why are rivers important for
the country’s economy?
Water from the rivers is a basic natural resource essential for various
human activities.
Water from rivers is used for navigation, drinking, hydro power
generation etc...
Rivers provide fertile soil for agriculture.
Industrial development has flourished along rivers.
World’s earliest human civilization developed in the river valleys.
9. Mention four reasons of the Ganga action plan.
Sewage flowing into the river is to be diverted to other locations for
treatment.
The diversion of several major drains carrying wastes into the river.
Infrastructure capable of diverting and treating million liters per day of
domestic waste has been created.
10.Why does the Brahmaputra in its Tibetan part has silt, despite a longer
course?
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