Consider the following statements about various drainage patterns 1 The rivers originating from the ...........

Geography India - Water bodies

Consider the following statements about various drainage patterns:

1. The rivers originating from the Amarkantak range present a good example of the “dendritic” pattern.

2. When the primary tributaries of rivers flow parallel to each other and secondary tributaries join them at right angles, the pattern is known as the ‘trellis’.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Explanation:
(i) The drainage pattern resembling the branches of a tree is known as “dendritic”, the examples of which are the rivers of the northern plains.
(ii) When the rivers originate from a hill and flow in all directions, the drainage pattern is known as ‘radial’. The rivers originating from the Amarkantak range present a good example of it.
(iii) When the primary tributaries of rivers flow parallel to each other and secondary tributaries join them at right angles, the pattern is known as ‘trellis’.
(iv) When the rivers discharge their waters from all directions in a lake or depression, the pattern is known as ‘centripetal’.