1. Which main river flows through your taluka?
2. What is the type of this river? What will be the average length, width, depth of its
basin ?
3. What landforms are created by the river in your area.
5. Which river flows next to that river? OR This river meets which major river ?
6. What are the major check dams, lakes, dams on the river?
7. What are the uses of river?
8. Identify the factors that harm the river.
9. What are the main types of rivers?
10. What landforms are formed by rivers?
11. Explain the difference between a living river and a dead river.
Answers
1) The main river which flows through your taluka is RIVER GANGA.
• It's the Longest River in India.
• it's also a Perennial River means the water of this river is fed both by rainfall and snow melt.
• it's sources are in HIMALAYAS.
2) GANGA IS A PERENNIAL RIVER that is it has water throughout the year it's not dependent upon rainfall as it's fed by the snow melt in summer months in the upper reaches of Himalayas.
• it's AVERAGE LENGTH IS 2510 km and is the longest river in India.
• it's Average Width Is 270 Meters. It's also the National River Of India.
• it's AVERAGE DEPTH IS 52 FEET.
3) Landforms which are created by Ganga river in your area are given below :-
• Meanders
Meanders• Ox-bow lake or cut-off lake
Meanders• Ox-bow lake or cut-off lake• Form braided channels
Meanders• Ox-bow lake or cut-off lake• Form braided channels• Form Floodplains
5) YAMUNA RIVER flows next to Ganga river. It's the Longest Tributary Of Ganga which Meets Ganga At Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The MAJOR RIVER IS GANGA and it's left hand tributary is Yamuna River.
6) Major Lakes and Dams on Ganga river are:-
• DAMS
- TEHRI DAM in Uttarakhand
- RIHAND DAM in Uttar Pradesh
- DHAULI GANGA DAM in Uttarakhand
• LAKES
- RAMGARHTAAL in Gorakhpur, UP
- KARELA AND ETAUJA JHEEL in Lucknow, UP
- NAWABGUNJ JHEEL, KUNDRA SAMUNDRA in Unnao, UP
7) USES OF RIVERS ARE GIVEN BELOW :
• It moderates the climate of a place
• it helps in irrigation
• provides livelihood
• provides fresh water for drinking
• provides inland transportation
8) Following are some factors that harms the river :-
• Human Activities
• Throwing garbage in waterbodies
• Industrial Affluents released in the waterbodies untreated
• flooding
• Over population
• overuse of chemical fertilizer and pesticides in agriculture harms the underground water.
9) The main type of Rivers are :-
• Perennial River which is also called a Permanent River.
• Ephemeral river which is also called Temporary river
• Tributary river
• Exotic River
• Distributary River
• Man-made river
10) Following are the landforms formed by the rivers :-
• Meanders
• Ox-bow lake
• Floodplains
• Deltas
• Gorges
11) LIVING RIVER :-
• A river which sustains life.
• Provide livelihood to a community living nearby
• A river which consists of aquatic plants and animals
• for example- Ganga, Godavari, Mahanadi, Brahmaputra, etc.
DEAD RIVER :-
• A river which does not sustain life.
• Does not provide livelihood
• A river which has become incapable of
sustaining life forms like aquatic plants and animals
• for example- Saraswati River.
Explanation:
what are the uses of river