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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly.
What is meant by a water divide? Give an example.
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:
North Indian Rivers are perennial.
Give Reasons:
South Indian rivers are east flowing.
Distinguish between the following:
Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers.
Give a detailed account on the basin of the Ganga.
The largest tributary of the Ganga is ______.
The Indus river flows into Pakistan through ______.
River Ganga is known as the river ______ in Bangladesh.
Give Reason:
Peninsular Rivers are Non-Perennial.
Which is the west-flowing river in the central part of India?
