Drainage Systems and River Basins Quiz

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Which term describes the river system of an area?

Physical map

Drainage basin (correct)

Perennial rivers

Water divide

What separates two drainage basins?

Physical map

Small streams

Water divide (correct)

Perennial rivers

Which rivers have water throughout the year?

Small streams

Himalayan rivers (correct)

Physical map

Peninsular rivers

Which physiographic regions do the Indian rivers originate from?

Himalayan and Peninsular Signup and view all the answers

What do small streams flowing from different directions form?

Drainage basin Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to describe the area drained by a single river system?

Drainage basin Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of most Himalayan rivers?

They are perennial Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a water divide?

To separate two drainage basins Signup and view all the answers

Which type of rivers originate from the Peninsular region in India?

Peninsular rivers Signup and view all the answers

What do small streams flowing from different directions do to form the main river?

They come together Signup and view all the answers

Drainage Systems and River Basins Quiz

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Which term describes the river system of an area?

What separates two drainage basins?

Which rivers have water throughout the year?

Which physiographic regions do the Indian rivers originate from?

What do small streams flowing from different directions form?

Which term is used to describe the area drained by a single river system?

What is the main characteristic of most Himalayan rivers?

What is the purpose of a water divide?

Which type of rivers originate from the Peninsular region in India?

What do small streams flowing from different directions do to form the main river?

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