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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly.
What is meant by a water divide? Give an example.
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उत्तर
Any elevated area, such as a mountain or an upland, which separates two drainage basins is known as water divide; for example, the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river systems. Ambala is located on this water divide. The Western Ghats form the main water divide in Peninsular India.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the following:
| 1. | Tsangpo | Tributary of River Ganga |
| 2. | Yamuna | Highest peak in India |
| 3. | New alluvium | River Brahmaputra in Tibet |
| 4. | Mt. Godwin Southern part of East Austen (K2) | Coastal Plain |
| 5. | Coromandel Coast | Khadar |
Give Reasons:
South Indian rivers are east flowing.
Give Reasons:
West flowing rivers do not form deltas.
Give Reasons:
The river Godavari is often referred as Vridha Ganga.
India is connected with Europe through ______.
Ganga river reaches plain at ______.
The ______ river system is the largest drainage system of India.
Give Reason:
Peninsular Rivers are Non-Perennial.
Answer the following in paragraph:
“Unity in Diversity”, Explain.
Write answer in one sentence-
Which is the west-flowing river in the central part of India?
