Prepare a table showing the major West flowing and East flowing rivers of peninsular India. - Social Science

Prepare a table showing the major West flowing and East flowing rivers of peninsular India.

Answer in Brief

Sr. No.	Name	Origin	Length (Kms)	States Benefited	Tributaries	Mouth
West Flowing Rivers
1.	R. Narmada	Amarkantak plateau in Madhya Pradesh	1312	Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat	Burhner, Halon, Heran, etc.	Arabian sea
2.	R. Tapti	Multai in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh	724	Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat	Vaki, Gomai, Aner, Nesu etc.	Arabian sea
East Flowing Rivers
3.	R. Mahanadi	Sihawa in Chattisgarh	858	Chattisgarh, Odisha	Paika, Birupa Chitartala and Nun	Bay of Bengal
4.	R. Godavari	Nasik district of Maharashtra	1465	Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh	Purna, Penganga, Indravati, Tal and Salami	Bay of Bengal
5.	R. Krishna	Spring at a place called Mahabaleswar in the Western ghats in Maharashtra	1400	Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh	Bhima, Peddavagu, Musi, Koyna, and Tungabhadra	Bay of Bengal
6.	R. Kaveri	Talakaveri Kudagu hills of Karnataka	805	Karnataka and Tamil Nadu	Hemavati, Kabini, Bhavani, Amaravati etc.	Bay of Bengal

shaalaa.com

Is there an error in this question or solution?

Chapter 2.01 India - Location, Relief and Drainage
Exercises | Q VIII 2. | Page 143

On which coast of India are deltas found?

On the basis of Fig, answer the following questions:

In which direction does the region with an altitude of more than 6000m lie in India ?
Look for the south-flowing river in the peninsular region. In which river basin does it lie?
In which direction is the slope of the region in the north shown in dark green?
Make a list of plateaus located in between Aravali ranges and Chhota Nagpur Plateau.
Name the peak shown in the Eastern Ghats
Which mountains demarcate the deep plains of Brahmaputra?
In which direction does the height of the Sahyadri hills increase?
The Vindhyas act as water divide between which two river basins?
In which direction do the Aravalis lie?
Aravali ranges act as a water divide between which rivers?
Name the hills located on the plateaus to the east of Aravalis.
Across which states have the Deccan Plateau spread?
Give the relative location of the Nilgiri Hills.
Which hill ranges lie to the west of the Deccan Plateau?
Enumerate the characteristics of the Western Ghats.
Compare the Eastern and the Western Ghats.
Why are the Western Ghats called a water divide?

Identify who I am:
__________ Island is the only volcanically active island of India.

Where do the Ganga and the Brahmaputra join and where do they drain?

Fill in the blank:

The Peninsular Plateau of India is _______ in shape.

The shallow sea divided the Angara and Gondwana land was ______.

The ______ ranges of the Himalayas are the most continuous of all the ranges.

Amarnath, Kedarnath, and Badrinath are the ______ of Himachal range.

Distinguish Between:

Konkan Coast and Malabar Coast.

Distinguish Between:

The Bhabar Plain and The Khadar Plain.