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| 2951 |
What type of water borders west coasts of tropical continents?
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Cool waters.
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| 2952 |
Where is most fresh water found?
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Ice caps.
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| 2953 |
What is the relation between ocean size and temperature range?
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Bigger ocean → smaller range.
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| 2954 |
What are the three chief movements of ocean waters?
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Waves, tides, ocean currents.
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| 2955 |
Where does a radial pattern occur in Chota Nagpur?
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Dome-like structure.
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| 2956 |
What drainage pattern develops when streams flow outward from a central peak?
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Radial pattern.
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| 2957 |
What is the characteristic of streams in a parallel system?
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Straight and swift with few tributaries.
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| 2958 |
What causes a parallel drainage system?
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Steep slopes.
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| 2959 |
Where does a rectangular drainage pattern develop?
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Jointed rock terrain.
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| 2960 |
Which Indian river forms a trellis pattern?
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Narmada.
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| 2961 |
What drainage pattern develops when tributaries join at right angles?
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Trellis pattern.
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| 2962 |
Where does a dendritic pattern mainly form?
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Uniform rock structure.
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| 2963 |
What type of drainage pattern resembles the branches of a tree?
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Dendritic.
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| 2964 |
What are the four main patterns of drainage?
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Dendritic, trellis, rectangular, radial.
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| 2965 |
What is the size range of silt particles?
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0.02–0.002 mm.
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| 2966 |
What causes River Terraces?
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Vertical erosion by the stream.
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| 2967 |
What do River Terraces mark?
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Old valley floor or floodplain levels.
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| 2968 |
What is a river cut cliff on the sides of a meander called?
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Bluff.
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| 2969 |
What condition is necessary for braided channel formation?
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Abundant supply of sediment.
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| 2970 |
Which river forms a braided channel in India?
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Brahmaputra.
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| 2971 |
What happens when selective deposition of coarser materials causes a central bar in a river?
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Formation of a braided channel.
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| 2972 |
Which two peninsular rivers form Rift Valleys?
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Narmada and Tapti.
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| 2973 |
What separates two drainage basins?
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A water divide.
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| 2974 |
What is the area on which rain falls and is caught to serve a river basin called?
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Catchment Area.
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| 2975 |
What is the final destination of water in a river basin?
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An estuary or an ocean.
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