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SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Solar System Lecture :- 1 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Latitude - L...

SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Solar System Lecture :- 1 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Latitude - Longitude Rotation - Revolution Lecture :- 2 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Earth’s Interior and Plate Tectonics Lecture :- 3 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Rocks , Continents and Oceans Lecture :- 4 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Geomorphology and Landforms Lecture :- 5 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Atmosphere and Water in atmosphere Lecture :- 6 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Winds, cyclones and Ocean Currents Lecture :- 7 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography India and It’s Location Lecture :- 8 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Himalayas Lecture :- 9 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Peninsular & Plateau Lecture :- 10 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Northern Plains & Islands Lecture :- 11 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon. DRAINAGE SYSTEM  Dendrite Trellis Radial j Centripetal Rectangular 1. Dendritic: resemble the branch of a tree 2. Trellis: tributaries join the river at right angle 3. Radial: rivers originating from a central dome/peak 4. Centripetal: rivers draining their water into a central lake/depression / L Catchment area -> n S River System # River + Tributaries Basin/Catchment area Indian River System Origin: source - 1. Himalayan River System Mouth: Drains water 2. Peninsular River System  The Himalayan Rivers - The Peninsular River - 1. They are perennial 1. They are ephemeral 2. Water throughout the year (Origin/ 2. During dry season, large rivers have Source: Glaciers) reduced flow of water in their channels 3. They have long courses from their 3. They have shorter and shallower source to the sea course 4. two major rivers: the Indus and the 4. Most of the rivers here originate in the Brahmaputra originating from north of Western Ghats and flow towards Bay the mountain ranges of Bengal 5. Ex: the Indus, the Brahmaputra, the 5. Ex: Narmada, Tapi, Godavari Ganga 6. Some Himalayan rivers are antecedent (following their original course), eg: Satluj, Kosi, Indus Tributaries of Indus ↓ Jhelum+Chenab+ Gilgit Nubra Beas+Ravi+Sutlej = Panchnad E. Shyok Zanskar Punjab Panj + Doab Area between two rivers Classification of Tributaries - 1. Left Bank Tributary 2. Right Bank Tributary # Left bank tributary Right bank tributary Indus ↑ Indus+Jhelum: Sindh Sagar Length: 2880 km/1114 km in India Doab Flows in: China India Pakistan Jhelum+Chenab: Jech National river of Pakistan Doab Indus Water Treaty, 1960 Chenab+Ravi: Rechna signed in Karachi Doab B/w J L Nehru and Ayub Khan Ravi+Beas: Bari Doab Mediator: World Bank Beas+Sutlej: Bist Doab Most successful treaty around the world Indus 80% water used by Pakistan Jhelum 20% water used by India Chenab Ravi Beas 80% water used by India Sutlej 20% water used by Pakistan I Indus origin: Bokhar Chu Glacier near Lake Mansarovar Drains: into Arabian Sea - - Demchok: enters into India Leh: located on the banks of Indus River I Indus in Tibet is known as Singi Khamban (Lion’s mouth)  Tributaries of Indus - 1. Jhelum: meanders in its youthful stage - & Ancient name: Vitasta & Origin: Verinag (J & K) ↑ Flows in the border of India and Pakistan - Srinagar is located on banks of Jhelum Wular Lake gets its water from Jhelum - Chandra 2. Chenab - - -- 7 Bhaga I Ancient name: Askini Origin: Baralacha La pass I ↑ Largest tributary of Indus 3. Ravi - - Ancient name: Purushni - Origin: Rohtang pass 4. Beas -- ↑ Ancient name: Bipasha - Origin: Rohtang pass - Only tributary of Indus that does not pass or enter Pakistan 5. Sutlej - · Ancient name: Shutudri I Origin: Rakas lake (Lake Mansarovar) I It enters India through Shipkila pass I Panchnad meet Indus at Mithankot, Pakistan - Right Bank Tributaries: Shyok, Gilgit, Hunza  ↓ Largest river system in India Vishnu Prayag Lix Goumukh Glacier Nanda Prayag X Satopanth Gangotri Glacier ↓ - Dhauli Ganga - Bhagirathi Mandakini Pindar Nandakini Karna Prayag Alaknanda Rudra Prayag Ganga Devprayag - Prayag: Confluence of two rivers Bhagirathi Dev Prayag - Alaknanda -> Dhauliganga Nandakini E Vishnu Prayag Nanda Prayag E Pindar Mandakini - Karna Prayag Rudra Prayag  Ganga River Tributaries ! Tila, Seti, Beri Fulhal UK Mapchachungo Lake glacier Milam Glacier Ramganga Gomti Gosain Dham Ghaghra Sarda (Saryu) (Goriganga) Darjeeling hills Bijnaur Gandak Tons Gajpur Kosi ~ Mahananda IE Patna - Banas Yamuna Chhapra Farakka Ken Son Punpun Sonpur ↳ Sindh Betwa Bhagalpur Mhow Plateau Chambal &Rihand (Origin) Hugli/Bhagirathi-Hugli Sindh Parvati Son Yamuna: 1370 km - Origin: Amarkantak Plateau (Radial -I It is the longest tributary of Ganga Drainage Pattern) Tributaries: Chambal, Sindh, Betwa, Ken, Tons Tributaries: Koel, Rihand Punpun: joins Ganga to Jharkhand Origin: Mhow Plateau Badland Topography Tributaries: due to Ravines Parbati (gully erosion) Kalisindh Shipra  Ganga then flows in Bangladesh where it is flows as Padma i ↑ Water from Ganga stored in bottle remains fresh due to presence Bacteriophage viruses Total length: 2525 km National River of India, declared in 2008 Longest River of India Passes through 5 states: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh (longest), Bihar, J&K (shortest), West Bengal Cities located on banks of Ganga: Kosi: Sorrow of Bihar (causes flood in Bihar) Prayagraj Kanpur (largest) Varanasi BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER SYSTEM Patna West to East order I Takes U-turn in Namcha Barwa Brahmaputra: 2900 km South turn in Dhubri (Assam) - Length in India: 916 km I World largest Riverine Island: Majuli Island - Different names: - Origin: Chemayungdung Glacier/Angsi Glacier... Tibet: Yarlung Tsangpo (origin) Padma + Jamuna = Meghna Siang and Dihang: Arunachal Pradesh ↓ - ↑ Assam: Brahmaputra Mansarovar Lake Manipur hills -Barak Jumuna: Bangladesh World’s largest Delta: Sundarbans Delta (Sundari tree) / - Tributaries of Brahmaputra. Left Bank Tributaries: Lohit, Dhansiri Right Bank Tributary: Dibang, Kameng, Manas, Testa, Subansiri Drainage pattern that forms central spire or dome-like structure: Radial Pattern Drainage pattern forms when rivers discharge their waters from all directions in lake or depression: Centripetal Peninsular drainage system: Mahanadi and Godavari When river originates from a hill and flows in all directions, the drainage pattern formed: Radial River that marks easternmost boundary of Himalayas: Brahmaputra Snow-fed river: Yamuna (origin: Bandarpuch) River that is also called Vyath: Jhelum The river Indus was also called Hindos by the the Iranians and the Greeks The river Ganga divides the state Bihar into two parts The region of Ganga lies in: 10 N to 30 N latitude Yamuna rises in Indian Himalayas Source of river Ghaggar: Himachal Pradesh The headwater of Ganga: Bhagirathi Kolkata is in banks of Hooghly river  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Peninsular Rivers Lecture :- 13 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Dams,Lakes & Waterfalls Lecture :- 14 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Monsoon and Forests Lecture :- 15 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.  SSC GK PARMAR'S GK BATCH Geography Soil and National Parks Lecture :- 16 For Notes Join Telegram : Click on the icon. For Lectures Subscribe Our Parmar SSC Youtube Channel Click on the icon.