Question

distinguish between drainage system and drainage pattern​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The flow of water through well-defined channels is known as 'drainage' and the network of such channels is called a 'drainage system'. A pattern of drainage that bears no relation to the structure of the underlying rock.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Drainage describes the river system of an area.

• The area drained by a single river system is called a drainage basin.

• Any upland or a mountain separating two adjoining drainage basins is known as water divide.

Drainage Systems in India:

• The Indian rivers are divided into two major groups:

→ the Himalayan rivers

→ the Peninsular rivers

Drainage Patterns:

• The streams within a drainage basin form certain patterns, depending on the slope of land, underlying rock structure as well as the climatic conditions of the area.

• Types of Drainage Patterns:

→ Dendritic drainage

→ Trellis drainage

→ Rectangular drainage

→ Radial drainage.