Question

While travelling from Haridwar to Prayagraj, the course of which river did you follow? List the landforms associated with it along the course you followed.

Answer 1

While travelling from Haridwar to Prayagraj, we followed the course of the Ganga River. Along its course, the river forms different types of landforms.

1. Upper Course (Young Stage): The Ganga in its upper course flows rapidly, cutting down into the landscape and forming V-shaped valleys. It also creates waterfalls as the river encounters harder rock formations.
   Landforms: V-shaped valleys, waterfalls.

2. Middle Course (Mature Stage): As the river reaches the plains, the gradient becomes gentler, and the flow slows down. The river starts meandering, creating curves and oxbow lakes. The sediment load begins to increase, and the river starts depositing materials.
   Landforms: Meanders, floodplains, oxbow lakes.

3. Lower Course (Old Stage): In its lower course, the Ganga becomes sluggish, and it forms a delta where it divides into multiple distributaries. The river deposits large amounts of sediment, creating fertile plains.
   Landforms: Delta, levees, floodplains.

These landforms illustrate the powerful erosional and depositional work done by the Ganga as it travels from Haridwar to Prayagraj.